Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.
FRED ROGERSKnowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.
FRED ROGERSDiscovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.
FRED ROGERSThe only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
FRED ROGERSLife is for service.
FRED ROGERSLove begins with listening.
FRED ROGERSA love of learning has a lot to do with learning that we are loved.
FRED ROGERSThe greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.
FRED ROGERSThe 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.
FRED ROGERSAnything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.
FRED ROGERSI 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.
FRED ROGERSReal strength has to do with helping others.
FRED ROGERSOften when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.
FRED ROGERSLittle by little we human beings are confronted with situations that give us more and more clues that we are not perfect.
FRED ROGERSLove is like infinity: You can’t have more or less infinity, and you can’t compare two things to see if they’re “equally infinite.” Infinity just is, and that’s the way I think love is, too.
FRED ROGERSOne of my wise teachers, Dr. Orr, told me, ‘There is only one thing evil cannot stand, and that is forgiveness.
FRED ROGERSThe connections we make in the course of a life, maybe that’s what heaven is.
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