Fred Rogers

The space between the television set and the viewer is holy ground. ”

I saw this new thing called television, and I saw people throwing pies in each other's faces, and I thought, 'This could be a wonderful tool for education! Why is it being used this way?' So I said to my parents, 'You know, I don't think I'll go into seminary right away. I think I'll go into television.' ”

Human beings need to feel that they are lovable and capable of loving. ”

The underlying message of the Neighborhood is that if somebody cares about you, it's possible that you'll care about others. 'You are special, and so is your neighbor' - that part is essential: that you're not the only special person in the world. The person you happen to be with at the moment is loved, too. ”

When we look for what's best in the person we happen to be with at the moment, we're doing what God does, so in appreciating our neighbor, we're participating in something truly sacred. ”

In my own life, as the nearer I get to the end of life on this earth, the simpler I want to become. ”

I think of discipline as the continual everyday process of helping a child learn self-discipline. ”