“When I first saw children's television, I thought it was perfectly hor...” — Fred Rogers Quote

“When I first saw children's television, I thought it was perfectly horrible. And I thought there was some way of using this fabulous medium to be of nurture to those who would watch and listen.”

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'”

“Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.”

“I want to walk into a room, be it a hospital for the dying or a hospital for the sick children, and feel that I am needed. I want to do, not just to be.”

“Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.”

“As an adoptive parent myself of foster children, I have seen firsthand the glaring problems of the system currently facing this Nation.”