When we love a person, we accept him or her exactly as is: the lovely with the unlovely, the strong along with the fearful, the true mixed in with the facade, and of course, the only way we can do it is by accepting ourselves that way.

Fred Rogers

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Topic

Accepting others Self-acceptance Acceptance Love Yin and yang

Author

Fred Rogers

Source

The World According to Mister Rogers

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Occupation

TV personality

From

United States

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Citation

Rogers, Fred. The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember. Hachette Books, 2019, p. 95.

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Topic
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Speaker
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Source
Where Do We Go From Here?
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
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Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Where Do We Go From Here?" 11th Annual SCLC Convention. 16 Aug. 1967, Atlanta, GA, USA.