Looking for inspiration and support, Fred Rogers style? Fred Rogers quotes, clips

Video Clips:

1. Mister Rogers on Tragic Events in the News - Comforting Words in Difficult Times: 1 minute, YouTube video
2. Mister Rogers Farewell Message: 1 minute, 26 seconds, YouTube video
3. Fred Rogers Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance Speech: 3 minutes, 12 seconds, YouTube video
4. Fred Rogers: Discussing Taking Care of Yourself: 58 seconds, YouTube video
5. Fred Rogers: 2002 Dartmouth Commencement Address: 16 minutes, 43 seconds, YouTube video
6. Fred Rogers: Induction into TV Hall of Fame: 5 minutes, 59 seconds, YouTube video

Quotes: 

1. ​​​​​​​"The most important learning is the ability to accept and expect mistakes, and deal with the disappointments that they bring.”​​​​​​​ - Fred Rogers
2. "You don't ever have to do anything sensational in order to love or to be loved. The real drama of life (that which matters most) is rarely center stage or in the spotlight. In fact, it has nothing to do with IQs and honors and the fancy outsides of life. What really nourishes our souls is the knowing that we can be trusted, that we never have to fear the truth, that the foundation of our very being is good stuff." - Fred Rogers
3. “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
4. “Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone.“ - Fred Rogers
5. "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.” - Fred Rogers
6. “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 someone else.” - Fred Rogers
7. “As human beings, our job in life is to help people realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is, that each of us has something that no one else has—or ever will have—something inside that is unique to all time. It’s our job to encourage each other to discover that uniqueness and to provide ways of developing its expression.” - Fred Rogers
8. “How many times have you noticed that it’s the little quiet moments in the midst of life that seem to give the rest extra-special meaning?” - Fred Rogers
9. “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.” - Fred Rogers
10. “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
11. “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.” - Fred Rogers
12. “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” - Fred Rogers
13. “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.” - Fred Rogers
14. “Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.” - Fred Rogers
15. “The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.” - Fred Rogers
16. “Real strength has to do with helping others.” - Fred Rogers
17. “Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” - Fred Rogers
18. “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.” - Fred Rogers
19. “Little by little we human beings are confronted with situations that give us more and more clues that we are not perfect. “ - Fred Rogers
20. “It’s not the honors and the prizes and the fancy outsides of life which ultimately nourish our souls. It’s the knowing that we can be trusted, that we never have to fear the truth, that the bedrock of our very being is good stuff.” - Fred Rogers