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Fred Rogers3 quotes
Doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else. — Fred Rogers · 2003When we love a person, we accept him or her exactly as is: the lovely with the unlovely, the strong along with the fearful, the true mixed in with the facade, and of course, the only way we can do it is by accepting ourselves that way. — Fred Rogers · 2003If the day ever came when we were able to accept ourselves and our children exactly as we and they are, then, I believe, we would have come very close to an ultimate understanding of what "good" parenting means. It's part of being human to fall short of that total acceptance—and often far short. But one of the most important gifts a parent can give a child is the gift of accepting that child's uniqueness. — Fred Rogers · 2003Henry David Thoreau1 quote
Let every one mind his own business, and endeavor to be what he was made. — Henry David Thoreau · 1854Jack Kerouac1 quote
Rest and be kind, you don't have to prove anything. — Jack Kerouac · 1958Robert Rauschenberg1 quote
Painting is the best way I've found to get along with myself. — Robert Rauschenberg · 2005