Fred Rogers
Fred McFeely Rogers, known professionally as Mister Rogers, was an American television personality, Presbyterian minister, and author. He was the creator, showrunner, and host of the preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to 2001.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Latrobe
- Educated at
- Dartmouth CollegeUniversity of PittsburghRollins CollegeFanny Edel Falk Laboratory SchoolPittsburgh Theological Seminary
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Peabody Awards
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for thos…"
"We need to help people to discover the true meaning of love. Love is generally confused with dependence. Those of us who have grown in true love know that we can love only in proportion to our capacit…"
"Our world hangs like a magnificent jewel in the vastness of space. Every one of us is a part of that jewel. A facet of that jewel. And in the perspective of infinity, our differences are infinitesimal…"
"It's not the honors and the prizes and the fancy outsides of life which ultimately nourish our souls. It's the knowing that we can be trusted, that we never have to fear the truth, that the bedrock of…"
"Fame is a four letter word and like tape, or zoom, or face, or pain, or life, or love, what ultimately matters is what we do with it."
"Justice is taking care of those who aren't able to take care of themselves."
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Timeline
1928
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Birth2003
Died
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