If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of.
FRED ROGERSSolitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn’t have to be a lonely kind of thing.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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I don’t think anyone can grow unless he’s loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be.
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Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.
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Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.
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A love of learning has a lot to do with learning that we are loved.
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Little by little we human beings are confronted with situations that give us more and more clues that we are not perfect.
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The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.
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Everyone longs to be loved. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving.
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Life is for service.
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The kingdom of God is for the broken hearted.
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One of my wise teachers, Dr. Orr, told me, ‘There is only one thing evil cannot stand, and that is forgiveness.
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I hope you’re proud of yourself for the times you’ve said “yes,” when all it meant was extra work for you and was seemingly helpful only to someone else.
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Relationships are like dances in which people try to find whatever happens to be the mutual rhythm in their lives.
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The child is in me still and sometimes not so still.
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Real strength has to do with helping others.
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When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.
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The older I get, the more convinced I am that the space between people who are trying their best to understand each other is hallowed ground.
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Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.
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Solitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn’t have to be a lonely kind of thing.
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The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
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Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other’s achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought of gain.
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The world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its people feeling that they are worthwhile.
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Honesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful. But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying.
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When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
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When we treat children’s play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping them feel the joy that’s to be found in the creative spirit. It’s the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in our lives.
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There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.
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The best teacher in the world is somebody who loves what he or he does & loves in front of you.
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