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Accepting others5 quotes

Doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else. — Fred Rogers · 2003 When 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 · 2003 It's very dramatic when two people come together to work something out. It's easy to take a gun and annihilate your opposition, but what is really exciting to me is to see people with differing views come together and finally respect each other. — Fred Rogers · 2003 Deep within us—no matter who we are—there lives a feeling of wanting to be lovable, of wanting to be the kind of person that others like to be with. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving. — Fred Rogers · 2003 If 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 · 2003

Acceptance3 quotes

When 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 · 2003 Deep within us—no matter who we are—there lives a feeling of wanting to be lovable, of wanting to be the kind of person that others like to be with. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving. — Fred Rogers · 2003 If 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 · 2003

Self-acceptance3 quotes

Doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else. — Fred Rogers · 2003 When 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 · 2003 If 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 · 2003

Support3 quotes

Human relationships are primary in all of living. When the gusty winds blow and shake our lives, if we know that people care about us, we may bend with the wind... But we won't break. — Fred Rogers · 2003 Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one kind word to another person... Think of the ripple effect that can be created when we nourish someone. One kind empathetic word has a wonderful way of turning into many. — Fred Rogers · 2003 It always helps to have people we love beside us when we have to do difficult things in life. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Achievement2 quotes

You don't ever have to do anything sensational for people to love you. — Fred Rogers · 2002 It's not the honors and the prizes and the fancy outsides of life which ultimately nourish our souls. It's the knowing that we can be trusted, that we never have to fear the truth, that the bedrock of our lives, from which we make our choices, is very good stuff. — Fred Rogers · 2002

Interconnectedness of all people2 quotes

Our world hangs like a magnificent jewel in the vastness of space. Every one of us is a part of that jewel, a facet of that jewel. And in the perspective of infinity, our differences are infinitesimal. We are intimately related. — Fred Rogers · 2002 Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one kind word to another person... Think of the ripple effect that can be created when we nourish someone. One kind empathetic word has a wonderful way of turning into many. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Love2 quotes

When 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 · 2003 Deep within us—no matter who we are—there lives a feeling of wanting to be lovable, of wanting to be the kind of person that others like to be with. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Meaning of life2 quotes

It's not the honors and the prizes and the fancy outsides of life which ultimately nourish our souls. It's the knowing that we can be trusted, that we never have to fear the truth, that the bedrock of our lives, from which we make our choices, is very good stuff. — Fred Rogers · 2002 How many times have you noticed that it's the little quiet moments in the midst of life that seem to give the rest extra-special meaning? — Fred Rogers · 2003

Parenting2 quotes

We want to raise our children so that they can take a sense of pleasure in both their own heritage and the diversity of others. — Fred Rogers · 2003 If 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 · 2003

Parents and children2 quotes

We want to raise our children so that they can take a sense of pleasure in both their own heritage and the diversity of others. — Fred Rogers · 2003 It's not always easy for a father to understand the interests and ways of his son. It seems the songs of our children may be in keys we've never tried. The melody of each generation emerges from all that's gone before. Each one of us contributes in some unique way to the composition of life. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Recognition2 quotes

You don't ever have to do anything sensational for people to love you. — Fred Rogers · 2002 It's not the honors and the prizes and the fancy outsides of life which ultimately nourish our souls. It's the knowing that we can be trusted, that we never have to fear the truth, that the bedrock of our lives, from which we make our choices, is very good stuff. — Fred Rogers · 2002

Relationships2 quotes

You bring all you ever were and are to any relationship you have today. — Fred Rogers · 2003 Human relationships are primary in all of living. When the gusty winds blow and shake our lives, if we know that people care about us, we may bend with the wind... But we won't break. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Special moments2 quotes

How many times have you noticed that it's the little quiet moments in the midst of life that seem to give the rest extra-special meaning? — Fred Rogers · 2003 The really important "great" things are never center stage of life's dramas; they're always "in the wings." That's why it's so essential for us to be mindful of the humble and the deep rather than the flashy and superficial. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Success2 quotes

You don't ever have to do anything sensational for people to love you. — Fred Rogers · 2002 It's not the honors and the prizes and the fancy outsides of life which ultimately nourish our souls. It's the knowing that we can be trusted, that we never have to fear the truth, that the bedrock of our lives, from which we make our choices, is very good stuff. — Fred Rogers · 2002

Support from others2 quotes

Human relationships are primary in all of living. When the gusty winds blow and shake our lives, if we know that people care about us, we may bend with the wind... But we won't break. — Fred Rogers · 2003 It always helps to have people we love beside us when we have to do difficult things in life. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Authenticity1 quote

The greatest gift you will ever give is your honest self. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Big vs. small1 quote

The really important "great" things are never center stage of life's dramas; they're always "in the wings." That's why it's so essential for us to be mindful of the humble and the deep rather than the flashy and superficial. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Butterfly effect1 quote

Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one kind word to another person... Think of the ripple effect that can be created when we nourish someone. One kind empathetic word has a wonderful way of turning into many. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Compromise1 quote

It's very dramatic when two people come together to work something out. It's easy to take a gun and annihilate your opposition, but what is really exciting to me is to see people with differing views come together and finally respect each other. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Conflict1 quote

It's very dramatic when two people come together to work something out. It's easy to take a gun and annihilate your opposition, but what is really exciting to me is to see people with differing views come together and finally respect each other. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Conflict resolution1 quote

It's very dramatic when two people come together to work something out. It's easy to take a gun and annihilate your opposition, but what is really exciting to me is to see people with differing views come together and finally respect each other. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Courage1 quote

Confronting our feelings and giving them appropriate expression always takes strength, not weakness. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Crying1 quote

I remember after my grandfather's death, seeing Dad in the hall with tears streaming down his face. I don't think I had ever seen him cry before. I'm glad I did see him. It helped me know that it was okay for men to cry. Many years later, when my father himself died, I cried; and way down deep I knew he would have said it was alright. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Doing one's best1 quote

I'm proud of you for the times you came in second, or third, or fourth, but what you did was the best you had ever done. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Emotions1 quote

Confronting our feelings and giving them appropriate expression always takes strength, not weakness. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Expectations1 quote

Doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Fatherhood1 quote

It's not always easy for a father to understand the interests and ways of his son. It seems the songs of our children may be in keys we've never tried. The melody of each generation emerges from all that's gone before. Each one of us contributes in some unique way to the composition of life. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Fathers and sons1 quote

It's not always easy for a father to understand the interests and ways of his son. It seems the songs of our children may be in keys we've never tried. The melody of each generation emerges from all that's gone before. Each one of us contributes in some unique way to the composition of life. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Feeling loved1 quote

Deep within us—no matter who we are—there lives a feeling of wanting to be lovable, of wanting to be the kind of person that others like to be with. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving. — Fred Rogers · 2003

Forgiveness1 quote

There is only one thing evil cannot stand and that is forgiveness. — Fred Rogers · 2003

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