Fred Rogers

"Whether we're on the air or not, the important thing is that we continue to care."

"I think the way to help children feel secure is to give them a sense of continuity in their lives."

"Deep down, we're all motivated by the same need—to feel safe, to feel loved, to belong."

"I wanted my life to say something that would live on after I'm gone."

"The most important thing we can do is let children know that it's not the outside that counts, but the inside."

"People are curious, and I think that's healthy. But I also think that there's a limit to how much people need to know about each other."

"I think people need to be prepared for change, and I think that's the job of education."

"What I want to do is to make people feel that they're not alone in their doubts and fears."

"We're all special people. Every single one of us."

"You cannot send a gift to the world while standing at home."

"I don't think we live by forgetting. I think we live by remembering, and by being sensitive to the other people in our lives."

"The greatest thing we can do is let people know they are loved and valued."

"I've always been interested in the space between people."

"The ones you love become permanent parts of you."

"I believe that whatever we do to the forests of the world we are doing to ourselves."

"What do you think you'd like to do for a living?"

"All people want to know that they're important, that they matter, that they make a difference."

"The most important ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people."

"Anything that comes out of the truth is good."

"I like you just the way you are, and that's enough."

"Becoming is a long journey, but we're always in the process of becoming."

"In quietness there is clarity."

"It's such a good feeling to know you're alive, and it's such a good feeling to know you've made a friend."

"We need to let children know that their feelings are important."

"The space between people is as important as the people themselves."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

"I want to be a teacher and I want to teach people what's real."

"We're always looking for miracles when sometimes the miracle is just another day."

"The purpose of life is not to be happy alone, but to share our happiness with others."

"I think the simplest way to understand something is to understand that it's beautiful."