“When I was thirteen or fourteen I bought a paintbox with oil paints from money slowly saved up. The feeling I had at the time - or better - the experience of color coming slowly out of the tube - is with me to this day.” FeelingsColorPaintOilSavedThis DayTubesFourteenThirteen Author:Wassily Kandinsky
“This is what I give. I give an expression of care every day to each child, to help him realize that he is unique. I end each program by saying, 'You've made this day a special day by just your being you. There's no person in the whole world like you. And I like you just the way you are.' And I feel that if we in public television can only make it clear that feelings are mentionable and manageable, we will have done a great service.” IfsWorldWayGivingFeelsChildrenPersonsMadeEndsDoneWholeHelpingFeelingsCareRealizingClearSpecialTelevisionExpressionLike YouUniqueProgramWhole WorldThis DayI Like YouManageableGreat Service Author:Fred Rogers
“Before, I always lived in anticipation . . . that it was all a preparation for something else, something "greater," more "genuine." But that feeling has dropped away from me completely. I live here and now, this minute, this day, to the full, and the life is worth living.” FeelingsLife IsGreaterMinutesGenuinePreparationThis DayAnticipationHere And NowWorth LivingLife Is Worth Living Book:Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943 Source: Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943
“While some mothers sing lullabies to their children, my mother read me poetry. And to this day, I associate my strongest and most insistent feelings with words lyrically organized on a page.” ChildrenFeelingsMotherPagesOrganizedThis DayStrongestAssociatesLullaby Author:Masiela Lusha