I saw this new thing called television, and I saw people throwing pies in each other’s faces, and I thought, ‘This could be a wonderful tool for education! Why is it being used this way?’ So I said to my parents, ‘You know, I don’t think I’ll go into seminary right away. I think I’ll go into television.’ Fred Rogers Read Quote
I believe that those of us who are the producers and purveyors of television, I believe that we are the servants of this nation. Fred Rogers Read Quote
Just because somebody wants to be alone sometimes, it doesn’t mean they don’t love you. Fred Rogers Read Quote
Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood. Fred Rogers Read Quote
I think everybody longs to be loved and longs to know that he or she is lovable. And, consequently, the greatest thing that we can do is to help somebody know that they’re loved and capable of loving. Fred Rogers Read Quote
The more we can be in a relationship with those who might seem strange to us, the more we can feel like we’re neighbors and all members of the human family. Fred Rogers Read Quote
