American - Celebrity | March 20, 1928 - February 27, 2003
To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.
Fred Rogers
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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.
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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.
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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.'
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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.
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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.
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In my own life, as the nearer I get to the end of life on this earth, the simpler I want to become.
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I believe that those of us who are the producers and purveyors of television, I believe that we are the servants of this nation.
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I don't think that the basics that kids need have changed in 10,000 years.
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