I Feel The Greatest Gift We Can

This Is What I Give. I Give An Expression Of Care Every Day To Each Child, To Help Him Realize That He Is Unique. I End Each Program By Saying, 'you've Made This Day A Special Day By Just Your Being You. There's No Person In The Whole World Like You. And I Like You Just The Way You Are.' And I Feel That If We In Public Television Can Only Make It Clear That Feelings Are Mentionable And Manageable, We Will Have Done A Great Service.

Very Frankly, I Am Opposed To People Being Programmed By Others. My Whole Approach In Broadcasting Has Always Been 'you Are An Important Person Just The Way You Are. You Can Make Healthy Decisions.' Maybe I'm Going On Too Long, But I Just Feel That Anything That Allows A Person To Be More Active In The Control Of His Or Her Life, In A Healthy Way, Is Important.

In Appreciating Our Neighbor, We're Participating In Something Truly Sacred.

People Have Said, 'don't Cry' To Other People For Years And Years, And All It Has Ever Meant Is, 'i'm Too Uncomfortable When You Show Your Feelings. Don't Cry.' I'd Rather Have Them Say, 'go Ahead And Cry. I'm Here To Be With You.'

Whether We're A Preschooler Or A Young Teen, A Graduating College Senior Or A Retired Person, We Human Beings All Want To Know That We're Acceptable, That Our Being Alive Somehow Makes A Difference In The Lives Of Others.