Fred Rogers Quotes

The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.

I love children. I work with UNICEF and one of the reasons I love that is because they deal specifically with children. For me I think it's just really important to always embrace that side of you.

I'm not trying to be philosophical, but I really think it's my job to help children. And I don't care if people laugh.

I love anything to do with kids, anything to better our youth and put a smile on anybody's face is really what I do it for.

I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult.

Imagine young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero?

We are here to add to the sum of human goodness. To prove the thing exists.

I do small things. I try to do good things every day.

People really want to do something good. You just have to show them where it is.

If you're in the position to help someone and you do it, it's very rewarding.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

To do something for other people when they need it most just feels good.

Good Deeds Day is based on a simple idea that every person can do a good deed for the benefit of others and the planet. Even a smile that brightens someone else's day is a good deed. I initiated Good Deeds Day to spread the message that everyone can give of themselves, according to their heart's desire.

Everything good that's ever happened to me came out of helping others.

I've done no harm to no one. In fact, I think I've improved the world.

To me, giving back is so important. It makes others feel good which then in return makes me feel good.

Travis Alexander was a good guy. Was he a saint? No. But he was somebody who was really, really invested in helping other people and making this world a better place. Everything he did, even the car he drove, was a sign of him trying to be a force for good in this world.

I was a young girl the first time I learned about the concept of paying it forward.

May we do good everywhere as we have opportunity, and results will not be wanting!

What greater bliss than to look back on days spent in usefulness, in doing good to those around us.

Each had done more good than forty men would or could have.

When it comes to children’s issues, children don’t vote.

I felt that I could look back on my life and think about lots of folks that I helped become better folks. And I've tried to be as good a man as I could be.

If they want to write about me in a good way, they should write how I do things that are useful.

I look for good people and people that will be like-minded and help me try to do good for other human beings.