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There is no normal life that is free of pain. It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.

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Fred Rogers
Age: 74 †
Born: 1928
Born: March 20
Died: 2003
Died: February 27
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I think it's very important - no matter what you may do professionally - to keep alive some of the healthy interests of your youth. Children's play is not just kids' stuff. Children's play is rather the stuff of most future inventions.
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I went into television because I hated it so, and I thought there's some way of using this fabulous instrument to nurture those who would watch and listen.
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I don't think anyone can grow unless he's loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be.
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Children who have learned to be comfortably dependent can become not only comfortably independent but also comfortable with having people depend on them. They can lean, stand, and be leaned upon, because they know what a good feeling it can be to feel needed.
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