--- title: "14 May Quotes By Fred Rogers" description: "14 May quotes by Fred Rogers. Plus more from Fred Rogers and more May sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/fred-rogers-1272_children_it-s-not-always-easy-for-a-father-to-und_581890.png" --- > [It's not always easy for a father to understand the interests and ways of his son. It seems the songs of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/it-s-not-always-easy-for-a-father-to-understand-the-interests-and/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/fred-rogers-1272_children_it-s-not-always-easy-for-a-father-to-und_581890.png) > [I think it's very important - no matter what you may do professionally - to keep alive some of the healthy interests…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/i-think-it-s-very-important-no-matter-what-you-may-do-professionally/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80e/fred-rogers-1272_alive_i-think-it-s-very-important-no-matter-wh_1268699.jpg) > [Human relationships are primary in all of living. When the gusty winds blow and shake our lives, if we know that people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/human-relationships-are-primary-in-all-of-living-when-the-gusty-winds/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f3/fred-rogers-1272_blow_human-relationships-are-primary-in-all-o_715837.png) > [Imagining may be the first step in making it happen, but it takes the real time and real efforts of real people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/imagining-may-be-the-first-step-in-making-it-happen-but-it-takes-the/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ab/fred-rogers-1272_deeds_imagining-may-be-the-first-step-in-makin_2157755.png) > [There's no "should" or "should not" when it comes to having feelings. They're part of who we are and their origins are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/there-s-no-should-or-should-not-when-it-comes-to-having-feelings-they/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a4/fred-rogers-1272_believe_there-s-no-should-or-should-not-when-it_425537.png) > [As different as we are from one another, as unique as each one of us is, we are much more the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/as-different-as-we-are-from-one-another-as-unique-as-each-one-of-us/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e3/fred-rogers-1272_adults_as-different-as-we-are-from-one-another_51122.jpg) > [It may take months or years for a wish to come true, but it's far more likely to happen when you care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/it-may-take-months-or-years-for-a-wish-to-come-true-but-it-s-far-more/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/fred-rogers-1272_care_it-may-take-months-or-years-for-a-wish-t_2114212.png) > [Transitions are almost always signs of growth, but they can bring feelings of loss. To get somewhere new, we may have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/transitions-are-almost-always-signs-of-growth-but-they-can-bring/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/fred-rogers-1272_behinds_transitions-are-almost-always-signs-of-g_2468797.png) > [Music is the one art we all have inside. We may not be able to play an instrument, but we can sing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/music-is-the-one-art-we-all-have-inside-we-may-not-be-able-to-play-an/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/fred-rogers-1272_able_music-is-the-one-art-we-all-have-inside_1809830.jpg) > [Parenting forces us to get to know ourselves better than we ever might have imagined we could--and in many new ways. .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/parenting-forces-us-to-get-to-know-ourselves-better-than-we-ever/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1b/fred-rogers-1272_accepting_parenting-forces-us-to-get-to-know-ourse_1468217.jpg) > [Confronting our feelings and giving them appropriate expression always takes strength, not weakness. It takes strength to acknowledge our anger, and sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/confronting-our-feelings-and-giving-them-appropriate-expression/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/414/fred-rogers-1272_acknowledge_confronting-our-feelings-and-giving-them_1242861.png) > [One way to think about play, is as the process of finding new combinations for known things--combinations that may yield new formsof…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/one-way-to-think-about-play-is-as-the-process-of-finding-new/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd8/fred-rogers-1272_child_one-way-to-think-about-play-is-as-the-pr_2558411.png) > [Love is at the root of all healthy discipline. The desire to be loved is a powerful motivation for children to behave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/love-is-at-the-root-of-all-healthy-discipline-the-desire-to-be-loved/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/757/fred-rogers-1272_behave_love-is-at-the-root-of-all-healthy-disci_1339228.jpg) > [Parents find many different ways to work their way through the assertiveness of their two-year-olds, but seeing that assertiveness as positive energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/parents-find-many-different-ways-to-work-their-way-through-the/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38e/fred-rogers-1272_assertiveness_parents-find-many-different-ways-to-work_1789639.jpg) ## Other authors on May ## More by Fred Rogers > [Listening is a very active awareness of the coming together of at least two lives. Listening, as far as I'm concerned, is certainly a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/listening-is-a-very-active-awareness-of-the-coming-together-of-at/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) > [Children who have learned to be comfortably dependent can become not only comfortably independent but also comfortable with having people depend on them. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/children-who-have-learned-to-be-comfortably-dependent-can-become-not/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) > [As different as we are from one another, as unique as each one of us is, we are much more the same than we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/as-different-as-we-are-from-one-another-as-unique-as-each-one-of-us/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) > [This evening is as brief as the twinkling of an eye yet such twinklings is what eternity is made of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/this-evening-is-as-brief-as-the-twinkling-of-an-eye-yet-such/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) > [The underlying message of the Neighborhood is that if somebody cares about you, it's possible that you'll care about others. 'You are special, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/the-underlying-message-of-the-neighborhood-is-that-if-somebody-cares/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) > [Play is really the work of childhood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/play-is-really-the-work-of-childhood/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) > [Love isn't a perfect state of caring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/love-isn-t-a-perfect-state-of-caring/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) > [Real strength has to do with helping others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/real-strength-has-to-do-with-helping-others/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) > [The greatest gift that you can give another person is to gracefully receive whatever it is that they want to give us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/the-greatest-gift-that-you-can-give-another-person-is-to-gracefully/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) > [The values we care about the deepest, and the movements within society that support those values, command our love. When those things that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/the-values-we-care-about-the-deepest-and-the-movements-within-society/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) > [“Everyone longs to be loved. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/everyone-longs-to-be-loved-and-the-greatest-thing-we-can-do-is-to-let/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) > [Attitudes are caught, not taught.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/attitudes-are-caught-not-taught/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) > [Forgiveness is a strange thing. It can sometimes be easier to forgive our enemies than our friends. It can be hardest of all to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/forgiveness-is-a-strange-thing-it-can-sometimes-be-easier-to-forgive/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) > [If the grain of wheat could know fear, it would be paralyzed with anxiety at the thought of being dropped in the ground, covered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/if-the-grain-of-wheat-could-know-fear-it-would-be-paralyzed-with/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) > [What's been important in my understanding of myself and others is the fact that each one of us is so much more than any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/what-s-been-important-in-my-understanding-of-myself-and-others-is-the/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/may/fred-rogers/#itemlist", "name": "14 May Quotes By Fred Rogers", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's not always easy for a father to understand the interests and ways of his son. 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