My hunch is that if we allow ourselves to give who we really are to the children in our care, we will in some way inspire cartwheels in their hearts.
Fred RogersRead
Imagining may be the first step in making it happen, but it takes the real time and real efforts of real people to learn things, make things, turn thoughts into deeds or visions into inventions.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Imagining is important, but action and effort are necessary to bring ideas to reality.
Fred Rogers emphasizes that while imagination is a critical first step in achieving our goals, it is the tangible efforts of individuals that transform those ideas into reality. The quote highlights the importance of taking action and applying oneself in order to learn, create, and innovate.
Themes
ImaginationEffortActionLearningCreation
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech encouraging students to pursue their dreams.
More from Fred Rogers
All quotes →Human beings need to feel that they are lovable and capable of loving.
Fred RogersRead
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 prerequisite of love. One of the most essential ways of saying 'I love you' is being a receptive listener.
Fred RogersRead
I'm fairly convinced that the Kingdom of God is for the broken-hearted. You write of 'powerlessness.' Join the club, we are not in control. God is.
Fred RogersRead
The presence of a grandparent confirms that parents were, indeed, little once, too, and that people who are little can grow to be big, can become parents, and one day even have grandchildren of their own. So often we think of grandparents as belonging to the past; but in this important way, grandparents, for young children, belong to the future.
Fred RogersRead
One of the most important gifts a parent can give a child is the gift of accepting that child's uniqueness.
Fred RogersRead
Similar quotes
You learn to accept defeat graciously in golf. Unlike other sports, the game itself is a constant opponent. It never stops. A golfer is fortunate to win a few times. We spend our whole lives trying to conquer something, and we lose a lot more than we win.
Ben CrenshawRead
Optimism is a perfectly legitimate response to failure.
Stephen KingRead
Realize that enough hidden strength lies within you to overcome all obstacles and temptations. Bring forth that indomitable power and energy.
Paramahansa YoganandaRead
Ninety-five percent of all writers who write do not get published, but 100 percent of all writers write because they have a voice in their head. The vast majority of writers simply write because they have to.
Steve BerryRead
There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.
Tony RobbinsRead
When I circumnavigated the globe the outcome didn't really matter, it was about a goal I'd set myself, but sustainability is part of all our lives
Ellen MacarthurRead