“Little by little we human beings are confronted with situations that give us more and more clues that we aren't perfect.”

— Fred Rogers

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Thoughts For All Ages http://pbskids.org/rogers/all_ages/thoughts1.htm

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American television personality 1928–2003

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