35 Quotes by Maxwell King

Human kindness was probably the single most important thing to Fred Rogers.

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

What a difference one person can make in the life of another. It’s almost as if he had said, ‘I like you just the way you are.’ – Fred Rogers.

The white spaces between words are more important than the text, because they give you time to think about what you’ve read.”23 All his career, he emphasized the importance of listening; he felt that silence is a gift, as is what he called “graceful receiving.

I’m very much interested in choices, and what it is and who it is that enable us human beings to make the choices we make all though our lives. What choices lead to ethnic cleansing? What choices lead to healing? What choices lead to the destruction of the environment, the erosion of the Sabbath, suicide bombings, or teenagers shooting teachers? What choices encourage heroism in the midst of chaos?”6.

The directions weren’t written in invisible ink on the back of my diploma. They came ever so slowly for me; and ever so firmly I trusted that they would emerge. All I can say is, it’s worth the struggle to discover who you really are.

Young “Freddy” became a focused young man, and then an adult who drew on the very sensitivity that had once seemed a weakness.

When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news,” Rogers had told his young viewers, “my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of disaster, I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world.

It always helps to have people we love beside us when we have to do difficult things in life. – FRED ROGERS.