Solitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn't have to be a lonely kind of thing. Fred Rogers More Quotes by Fred Rogers More Quotes From Fred Rogers Anything mentionable is manageable. Fred Rogers manageable 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 titlesimportancehonor If the grain of wheat could know fear, it would be paralyzed with anxiety at the thought of being dropped in the ground, covered over, put out of sight, doomed to inactivity, yet what a glorious harvest awaits it! Fred Rogers anxietywould-besight In the external scheme of things, shining moments are as brief as the twinkling of an eye, yet such twinklings are what eternity is made of — moments when we human beings can say, “I love you” ... “I'm proud of you” ... “I forgive you” ... “I'm grateful for you” ... “Whether you win anything or not, you still have great value.” That's what eternity is made of: invisible, imperishable good stuff. Fred Rogers eveningeternityeye The real drama of life is never centerstage. It's always in the wings. Fred Rogers realwingsdrama I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you. I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you. Fred Rogers neighborlike-youhome The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness. Fred Rogers evil To say that you are being carried is a declaration of enormous faith and hope. Fred Rogers hope-and-faithdeclarationenormous It's a miracle when we finally discover whom we're best equipped to serve. Fred Rogers miracle One way to think about play, is as the process of finding new combinations for known things--combinations that may yield new formsof expression, new inventions, new discoveries, and new solutions....It's exactly what children's play seems to be about and explains why so many people have come to think that children's play is so important a part of childhood--and beyond. Fred Rogers yieldchildrenthinking You bring all you ever were and are to any relationship you have today. Fred Rogers today I don't think anyone can grow unless he's loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be. Fred Rogers growsappreciatedthinking If your trusted and people will allow you to share their inner gardern...what better gift? Fred Rogers sharefriendshippeople I doubt that we can ever successfully impose values or attitudes or behaviors on our children certainly not by threat, guilt, or punishment. But I do believe they can be induced through relationships where parents and children are growing together. Such relationships are, I believe, build on trust, example, talk, and caring. Fred Rogers trustattitudechildren Kids can spot a phony a mile away. Fred Rogers phonymileskids There are many things children accept as "grown-up things" over when they have no control and for which they have no responsibility--for instance, weddings, having babies, buying houses, and driving cars. Parents who are separating really need to help their children put divorce on that grown-up list, so that children do not see themselves as the cause of their parents' decision to live apart. Fred Rogers divorcebabychildren Love is at the root of all healthy discipline. The desire to be loved is a powerful motivation for children to behave in ways thatgive their parents pleasure rather than displeasure. it may even be our own long-ago fear of losing our parents' love that now sometimes makes us uneasy about setting and maintaining limits. We're afraid we'll lose the love of our children when we don't let them have their way. Fred Rogers motivationpowerfulchildren Children long to know that they are lovable. And there are ways that technology can help with that. But ultimately it's their relationships with their parents, their grandparents, their peers, and their teachers that help them to know that for sure. A child can learn the word "hug" and the letters h-u-g through a computer, but a computer can never give the child a hug. Fred Rogers technologyteacherchildren Parents who expect change in themselves as well as in their children, who accept it and find in it the joy as well as the pains ofgrowth, are likely to be the happiest and most confident parents. Fred Rogers painjoychildren 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 songfatherchildren
