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Those of us who are in this world to educate-to care for-young children have a special calling: a calling that has very little to do with the collection of expensive possessions but has a lot to do with worth inside of heads and hearts.
Fred Rogers
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Fred Rogers
Age: 74 †
Born: 1928
Born: March 20
Died: 2003
Died: February 27
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Listening is where love begins: listening to ourselves and then to our neighbors.
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You know, you don't have to look like everybody else to be acceptable and to feel acceptable.
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