America’s Television favorite, Mr.Rogers, had always taught people the importance of being kind and loving to others and yourself through his work. He once said,
“I went into television because I hated it so, and I thought there’s some way of using this fabulous instrument to nurture those who would watch and listen.”
So, he used entertainment as a great tool and instrument to spread moral values and lift people who felt hatred, angry and helplessness because of some tragedy.
Rogers emphasized taking care of childhood because it’s the age when you are raw and delicate. He knew the importance of kindness and love because he didn’t receive it in his youth. Yes, his childhood was not smooth. He was shy, introverted, and overweight, and had asthma. People used to tease him for being overweight. These things kept him confined to the house most of the time, making him feel lonely. He became friends with himself and would create his world in his bedroom.
Talking about his great work, Mr. Rogers helped his colleagues develop children’s shows. He also created puppets, characters, and music for shows that have inspired millions of his fans and admirers. One of the greatest television shows that attracted many people was Mr.Rogers’ Neighborhood. It was his debut and had earned him so much fame for giving incredible lessons to the world and bringing joy to society. His song, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” spread the message of helping and being friendly with people.
Rogers had always encouraged children’s education in his work and personal life. He was empathetic and compassionate and motivated people to be themselves and embrace their individuality. His plays took people from a negative view towards the world that seems scary to the optimistic view full of opportunities, different colors, and love. It inspires people to live a positive and meaningful life.
Though one of the greatest legendary television stars of his time, Mr. Rodgers is not between us physically; his teachings will keep us inspired through the ever-living work he has left behind. With the great hope that we will preserve the very essence of humanity, I want to share some inspiring Mr. Rodgers quotes.
49 Most Inspiring Mr. Rodgers Quotes To Be Kind And Loving
- “Imagining something may be the first step in making it happen, but it takes the real-time and real efforts of real people to learn things, make things, turn thoughts into deeds or visions into inventions.” –Mr. Rogers
- “You can’t really love someone else unless you really love yourself first.” –Mr. Rogers
- “There are times when explanations, no matter how reasonable, just don’t seem to help.” –Mr. Rogers
- “All of us, at some time or other, need help. Whether we’re giving or receiving help, each one of us has something valuable to bring to this world. That’s one of the things that connects us as neighbors—in our own way, each one of us is a giver and a receiver.” –Mr. Rogers
- “I’m proud of you for the times you came in second, or third, or fourth, but what you did was the best you had ever done.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.” –Mr. Rogers
- “The world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its people feeling that they are worthwhile.” –Mr. Rogers
- “There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” –Mr. Rogers
- “The media shows the tiniest percentage of what people do. There are millions and millions of people doing wonderful things all over the world, and they’re generally not the ones being touted in the news.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.” –Mr. Rogers
- “The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Who you are inside is what helps you make and do everything in life.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Love and trust, in the space between what’s said and what’s heard in our life, can make all the difference in this world.” –Mr. Rogers
- “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.” –Mr. Rogers
- “We get so wrapped up in numbers in our society. The most important thing is that we are able to be one-to-one, you and I with each other at the moment. If we can be present to the moment with the person that we happen to be with, that’s what’s important.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Real strength has to do with helping others.” –Mr. Rogers
- “We speak with more than our mouths. We listen with more than our ears.” –Mr. Rogers
- “The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Little by little we human beings are confronted with situations that give us more and more clues that we aren’t perfect.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Peace means far more than the opposite of war!” –Mr. Rogers
- “It’s our job to encourage each other to discover that uniqueness and to provide ways of developing its expression.” –Mr. Rogers
- “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.” –Mr. Rogers
- “I hope you’re proud of yourself for the times you’ve said ‘yes,’ when all it meant was extra work for you and was seemingly helpful only to somebody else.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero.” –Mr. Rogers
- “It’s not so much what we have in this life that matters. It’s what we do with what we have.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Solitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn’t have to be a lonely kind of thing.” –Mr. Rogers
- “There is no normal life that is free of pain. It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Our society is much more interested in information than wonder, in noise rather than silence…And I feel that we need a lot more wonder and a lot more silence in our lives.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other’s achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought of gain.” –Mr. Rogers
- “I feel so strongly that deep and simple is far more essential than shallow and complex.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Often, problems are knots with many strands, and looking at those strands can make a problem seem different.” –Mr. Rogers
- “There’s a part of all of us that longs to know that even what’s weakest about us is still redeemable and can ultimately count for something good.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.” –Mr. Rogers
- “It’s good to be curious about many things.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Even though no human being is perfect, we always have the chance to bring what’s unique about us to life in a redeeming way.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one kind word to another person.” –Mr. Rogers
- “You are special. You’re special to me. There’s only one in this wonderful world.” –Mr. Rogers
- “It’s the people we love the most who can make us feel the gladdest…and the maddest! Love and anger are such a puzzle!” –Mr. Rogers
- “Listening is where love begins: listening to ourselves and then to our neighbours.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Everyone longs to be loved. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.” –Mr. Rogers
- “If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.” –Mr. Rogers
- “In a way, you’ve already won in this world because you’re the only one who can be you.” –Mr. Rogers
- “When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting and less scary.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Taking care is one way to show your love. Another way is letting people take good care of you when you need it.” –Mr. Rogers
- “Fame is a four-letter word; and like ‘tape’ or ‘zoom’ or ‘face’ or ‘pain’ or ‘life’ or ‘love,’ what ultimately matters is what we do with it.” –Mr. Rogers
- “It always helps to have people we love beside us when we have to do difficult things in life.” –Mr. Rogers
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