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Fred Rogers, born on March 20, 1928, was an esteemed American educator. He is best known for his contributions to children's television, most notably as the host of the popular children's show 'Sesame Street'. Rogers was respected for his warm and approachable image and his deep understanding of children's mental health.

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“Very early in our children's lives we will be forced to realize that the "perfect" untroubled life we'd like for them is just a fantasy. In daily living, tears and fights and doing things we don't want to do are all part of our human ways of developing into adults.”

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“It is our continuing love for our children that makes us want them to become all they can be, and their continuing love for us that helps them accept healthy discipline--from us and eventually from themselves.”

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“And those handmade presents that children often bring home from school: They have so much value! The value is that the child put whatever he or she could into making them. The way we parents respond to the giving of such gifts is very important. To the child the gift is really self, and they want so much for their selves to be acceptable, to be loved.”

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“We want to raise our children so that they can take a sense of pleasure in both their own heritage and the diversity of others.”

Want Children Pleasure Diversity Our Children Raises Heritage

Book:You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor

Source: You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor

“The greatest gift that you can give another person is to gracefully receive whatever it is that they want to give us.”

Want Giving Persons Greatest Gifts

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“You rarely have time for everything you want in this life, so you need to make choices. And hopefully your choices can come from a deep sense of who you are.”

Want Needs Choices Who You Are Hopefully This Life

Book:You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor

Source: You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor

“Whatever we choose to imagine can be as private as we want it to be. Nobody knows what you're thinking or feeling unless you share it.”

Thinking Knows Want Feelings Imagine Share Nobody Knows

Book:You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor

Source: You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor

“Whether we're a preschooler or a young teen, a graduating college senior or a retired person, we human beings all want to know that we're acceptable, that our being alive somehow makes a difference in the lives of others.”

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Book:Wisdom from the World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember

Source: Wisdom from the World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember

“At the center of the Universe is a loving heart that continues to beat and that wants the best for every person. Anything that we can do to help foster the intellect and spirit and emotional growth of our fellow human beings, that is our job. Those of us who have this particular vision must continue against all odds. Life is for service.”

“What do you think it is that drives people to want far more than they could ever use or need? I frankly think it's insecurity. How do we let the world know that the trappings of this life are not the things that are ultimately important for being accepted?”

People Thinking Knows World Want Needs Important Use Accepted This Life Insecurity Being Accepted

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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.”

World Want Needs Kind Children Helping

Book:You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor

Source: You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor

“I don't want to eat anything that has a mother”

Author:Fred Rogers

About the Author

Born: March 20, 1928
Died: February 27, 2003
Known for: Educator
Quotes: 223

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