Doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of… — Fred Rogers · Skopia

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Doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else.

2003

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Perfectionism Expectations Accepting others Self-acceptance

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Rogers, Fred. The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember. Hachette Books, 2019, p. 14.

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