Fred Rogers

"There is no normal that would be right for everyone."

"Neighbors will always be back. It's always a neighborhood if we treat each other as neighbors."

"When I got angry as a young man, I did something very different. I went to the piano and I worked it out."

"It's very hard to go through life without feeling that you're not liked or accepted on some level by the people that matter to you."

"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams."

"The child is naturally drawn to beauty and to a sense of order."

"When you've had a long day and you come home, take time to really be with the people you love."

"It's the caring about one another that gives us meaning."

"I think we have to look beyond what we can see with our eyes."

"You are what you eat, and I want to be good."

"The difficult transitions we go through in life can become our greatest teachers."

"Children are very aware of people who understand them and people who don't."

"What is essential is invisible to the eye."

"Practicing an art is not a way to make a living. It's a way to make your life whole."

"I believe in the power of saying goodbye."

"The most important thing anyone can give is their time."

"Understanding is the beginning of peace."

"I don't think anyone can grow unless they're loved exactly as they are now."

"It's a rare privilege to be able to influence people's minds and hearts."

"Cleanliness may be next to godliness, but creativity is next to madness."

"The fact that I'm sixty years old is wonderful because I still have things to learn."

"Your life is very important, and someday you'll do very important things."

"I hope you'll accept my invitation to be my neighbor."

"You make each moment of the day special by the meaning you give to it."

"Stop looking at what's wrong and start looking at what's right."

"The thing that I always come back to is that we're all the same under the skin."

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

"The most important way we help is through presence."

"I've always felt that the greatest gift you could give anyone is the gift of your presence."

"What matters most is not what we have but who we are."