In light of the coronavirus running rampant in the world right now, it’s safe to say that we could all use a little happiness in our lives.
Thankfully, Mr. Rogers, host of the beloved show, Mister Rogers’ Neighbourhood , was always someone we could turn to for that.
Even after his death, his powerful quotes about the world are still profoundly impacting our lives today.
Here are 10+ quotes from Mister Rogers to make people feel better.
On handling stressful times:
“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.”
On love and accepting people for exactly who they are:
“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.”
On how not all hereos wear capes:
“When I was very young, most of my childhood heroes wore capes, flew through the air, or picked up buildings with one arm. They were spectacular and got a lot of attention. But as I grew, my heroes changed, so that now I can honestly say that anyone who does anything to help a child is a hero to me.”
On the many meanings of peace:
“Peace means far more than the opposite of war!”
On people helping in the world:
“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.’ 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.”
On becoming comfortable with our feelings:
“There’s no ‘should’ or ‘should not’ when it comes to having feelings. They’re part of who we are and their origins are beyond our control. When we can believe that, we may find it easier to make constructive choices about what to do with those feelings.”
On forgiveness:
“Forgiveness is a strange thing. It can sometimes be easier to forgive our enemies than our friends. It can be hardest of all to forgive people we love. Like all of life’s important coping skills, the ability to forgive and the capacity to let go of resentments most likely take root very early in our lives.”
On being thankful for each day we’re given:
“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.”
On strength:
“Most of us, I believe, admire strength. It’s something we tend to respect in others, desire for ourselves, and wish for our children. Sometimes, though, I wonder if we confuse strength and other words–like aggression and even violence. Real strength is neither male nor female; but is, quite simply, one of the finest characteristics that any human being can possess.”
On prioritizing the important things in life:
“Love and success, always in that order. It’s that simple AND that difficult.”
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On accepting that nothing is perfect:
“Some days, doing ‘the best we can’ may still fall short of what we would like to be able to do, but life isn’t perfect on any front-and doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else.”
On the importance of being you:
“Nobody else can live the life you live.
And even though no human being is perfect, we always have the chance to bring what’s unique about us to live in a redeeming way.”
On how it’s not about what we have:
“It’s not so much what we have in this life that matters. It’s what we do with what we have.”
On the world uniting together to help one another:
“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.”
On how to be successful:
“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.”