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Fred Rogers on fatherhood, character, and how to live

3 sourced quotes from Fred Rogers, each with the original work, the year, and links to a primary or scholarly source you can check yourself. Selected for what they say to a man raising children.

“You've made this day a special day, by just your being you. There's no person in the whole world like you; and I like you just the way you are.”
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, closing address, 1968–2001
“If we in public television can only make it clear that feelings are mentionable and manageable, we will have done a great service for mental health.”
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Communications, 1969
“What do you do with the mad that you feel? When you feel so mad you could bite.”
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Communications (reciting his song lyric), 1969

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Works quoted here: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, closing address, Testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Communications (reciting his song lyric).