"Henson may have preached self-belief, but all his stories find people desperately in need of help from others. Despite the sometimes insufferable can't-we-all-just-get-along aspect of Sesame Street much of Henson's work dealt more seriously with human suffering, both self-inflicted and otherwise. The Dark Crystal is nothing if not a parable of Fall and Redemption, and Labyrinth has a distinctly Pilgrim's Progress-like, um, progression. Henson may have believed with all his heart in a "positive view of life," but his work reflects a larger truth."

“I suppose that he's an alter ego. But he's a little snarkier than I am - slightly wise. Kermit says things I hold myself back from saying.”

“Jim was tall.  He was gentle.  He sounded like Kermit when he talked.  He was enthusiastic and filled with ideas.  He was also an astonishing performer.”

“No, I don't believe we've ever designed a character around a person. Usually, we start out with a kind of personality.”

“The people who worked for Jim felt like family and he treated them like family.”

“People shouldn't come expecting to see the Muppets because they are not here. This is something else.”

“Indeed, Henson understood that to truly reach another person, you must aim beyond the intellect, at the heart—at the unguarded, joyful corner of the soul known as the inner child, which, incidentally, is where Jesus was especially focused. Puppetry and humor were Henson's tools for penetrating adult defenses.”