When I first saw children’s television, I thought it was perfectly horrible. And I thought there was some way of using this fabulous medium to be of nurture to those who would watch and listen. Fred Rogers Read Quote
To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now. Fred Rogers Read Quote
I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending. Fred Rogers Read Quote
It’s not the honors and not the titles and not the power that is of ultimate importance. It’s what resides inside. Fred Rogers Read Quote
You know, you don’t have to look like everybody else to be acceptable and to feel acceptable. Fred Rogers Read Quote
In my own life, as the nearer I get to the end of life on this earth, the simpler I want to become. Fred Rogers Read Quote
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. Fred Rogers Read Quote
The world is not always a kind place. That’s something all children learn for themselves, whether we want them to or not, but it’s something they really need our help to understand. Fred Rogers Read Quote
The whole idea is to look at the television camera and present as much love as you possibly could to a person who might feel that he or she needs it. Fred Rogers Read Quote
