The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

by Maxwell King

“You don’t set out to be rich and famous; you set out to be helpful.”

His lesson is as simple and direct as Fred was: Human kindness will always make life better.

It always helps to have people we love beside us when we have to do difficult things in life. —FRED ROGERS

“Nothing can replace the influence of unconditional love in the life of a child. . . . Children love to belong, they long to belong.”4