Fred Rogers

"I think it's so important to help people understand that their unique perspective is a gift to the world."

"The most healing thing we can do is to help someone understand that they are not broken, they are just different."

"I believe that peace begins not with the world, but within ourselves, and then radiates outward to touch everyone we meet."

"I have learned that the most important thing is to show up fully in every moment and in every relationship we have."

"The connections we make in the daily work of life are more important than the work itself."

"There is no normal life that is free of pain. It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth."

"I believe that appreciation is a holy thing—that when we look for what's best in a person we're liking to be allies with the angel that may be buried in that person."

"Listening is where love begins."

"Anything that's human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable."

"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."

"I hope you're proud of yourself for the times you've said 'yes,' when all it would have been easy to say 'no.'"

"Plants are living things too. They need care and patience to flourish."

"It's you I like, not the things you have or the things you do, but I like you."

"Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the opportunity to grow."

"Trying to raise children in our society without television is like trying to protect them from air pollution by making them hold their breath."

"We live in such a quick-fix society where we're always looking for the answer."

"The real issue in life is not how much we have, but what we do with what we have."

"You've made this day a special day, by just your being you."

"When I was a boy, I would think of how to escape from whatever I was doing. Now I think of how to find meaning in what I'm doing."

"I'm not interested in the movies or the situation. I'm interested in the movie of the situation."

"We can't solve problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."

"Whatever we choose to imagine can be as tutelary, as kind, as reliable as the people we really know."

"In this life, we are always wanting to avoid the things that scare us."

"Forgiveness is a key that unlocks the door to freedom and peace."

"The world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its people feeling that they are worthwhile."

"It's the caring that's the important thing. The caring itself is the most religious act."

"You make each day a special day by your own doing."

"What do you do with the mad you feel?"

"I believe that at the end of the century we'll know that feeding the mind is just as important as feeding the body."

"One of the greatest dignities of humankind is the ability to choose."