Fred Rogers

"If only we could look at somebody and remember that this person is doing the very best they can."

"You are special just the way you are. And people can tell when you're being yourself versus when you're trying to be something else."

"I believe we should all try to remember that every person we meet is fighting some kind of battle."

"The greatest legacy we can leave our children is our integrity and our values."

"I'm quite convinced that the reason we love music is that it matches something in the rhythm of who we are."

"Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them is pretty much going to make an impression."

"I think it's so important for us to talk about our mistakes and our failures because that's how we learn."

"The most important thing is what we choose to focus on. That becomes our reality."

"I believe that helping people understand their own strengths is one of the most important things we can do."

"When children feel that they have made a difference in the world, their whole sense of their own value changes."

"The television set is just a tool. What really matters is how we use it and what we do with the time it gives us."

"I'm very grateful for the people who have believed in me when I didn't believe in myself."

"Our world hangs by a thread of understanding. If that thread breaks, the whole world collapses."

"I think we have to stop thinking about leadership as having power and start thinking about it as having influence."

"The work of the peaceful warrior is to choose love where the world chooses fear."

"I have often said that the greatest gift we can give our children is to help them understand that they matter."

"You've made this day a special day, by just your being you. There's no person in the whole world like you, and I like you just the way you are."

"Deep within each of us there is a core of creative ability that is just waiting to be discovered and expressed."

"I believe that one of the most important things we can do is to help people understand the consequences of their actions."

"The greatest thing we can do for our children is to help them understand that they have the power to change their circumstances."

"I think it's very important that we help children understand that their feelings are real and valid, even if they're uncomfortable."

"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 we should all try to be the kind of neighbor that we would want to have."

"The most important work we can do is helping people become aware of their own capabilities and potential."

"I have learned that the best way to help someone is sometimes just to listen without trying to fix things."

"When you combine imagination and love, you have the greatest power on earth."

"I believe that we are all called to be authentic in our own lives, and in doing so, we give others permission to be authentic too."

"The real issue is never really about television. It's always about what we do with our time and how we choose to spend it."

"I've always believed that if we could somehow help people understand that they matter, that they have value, then we would have a better world."

"There is no normal family. Every family is unique, and every family has its own special way of loving."