What interests me so much about the characters of the Bible is that they make mistakes but God uses them anyway, in important ways. Nobody's perfect, but God can even use our imperfection. Fred Rogers More Quotes by Fred Rogers More Quotes From Fred Rogers Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people. Fred Rogers knowing opportunity people I feel so strongly that deep and simple is far more essential than shallow and complex. Fred Rogers essentials simple interesting Love begins with listening. Fred Rogers christian-inspirational christian love-is Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me. Fred Rogers memorial-day teacher children Sometimes people are good, and they do just what they should. But the very same people who are good sometimes are the very same people who are bad sometimes. It's funny but it's true. Its the same isn't it, for me and . . . Fred Rogers motivational inspirational people I believe that appreciation is a holy thing--that when we look for what's best in a person we happen to be with at the moment, we're doing what God does all the time. So in loving and appreciating our neighbor, we're participating in something sacred. Fred Rogers appreciate appreciation believe All of us have special ones who have loved us into being Fred Rogers special The best teacher in the world is someone who loves what he or she does, and just loves it in front of you. Fred Rogers doe teacher world Try your best to make goodness attractive. That's one of the toughest assignments you'll ever be given. Fred Rogers attractive goodness trying Confronting our feelings and giving them appropriate expression always takes strength, not weakness. It takes strength to acknowledge our anger, and sometimes more strength yet to curb the aggressive urges anger may bring and to channel them into nonviolent outlets. It takes strength to face our sadness and to grieve and to let our grief and our anger flow in tears when they need to. It takes strength to talk about our feelings and to reach out for help and comfort when we need it. Fred Rogers sadness grief grieving It would have been sad for me to spend my life just trying to superimpose stuff on people rather than trying to encourage them to look within themselves for what's of value. Fred Rogers encouragement acceptance people When we choose to be parents, we accept another human being as part of ourselves, and a large part of our emotional selves will stay with that person as long as we live. From that time on, there will be another person on this earth whose orbit around us will affect us as surely as the moon affects the tides, and affect us in some ways more deeply than anyone else can. Our children are extensions of ourselves. Fred Rogers parenting moon children We Don't always succeed in what we try, certainly not by the world's standards, but I think you'll find it's the willingness to keep trying that matters most. Fred Rogers trying world thinking Honesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful. But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying. Fred Rogers honesty painful trying In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers. Fred Rogers stress heart inspirational Life is deep and simple, and what our society gives us is shallow and complicated. Fred Rogers our-society simple giving You know, you don't have to look like everybody else to be acceptable and to feel acceptable. Fred Rogers acceptable feels looks Real strength has to do with helping others. Fred Rogers real helping-others helping We speak with more than our mouths. We listen with more than our ears. Fred Rogers speak mouths ears Often, problems are knots with many strands, and looking at those strands can make a problem seem different. Fred Rogers knots different problem
