The world is not always a kind place. That's something all children learn for themselves, whether we want them to or not, but it's something they really need our help to understand.
I saw this new thing called television, and I saw people throwing pies in each other's faces, and I thought, 'This could be a wonderful tool for education! Why is it being used this way?' So I said to my parents, 'You know, I don't think I'll go into seminary right away. I think I'll go into television.'
I do think that young children can spot a phony a mile away.
Human beings need to feel that they are lovable and capable of loving.
If the day ever came when we were able to accept ourselves and our children exactly as we and they are, then, I believe, we would have come very close to an ultimate understanding of what 'good' parenting means.
You know, you don't have to look like everybody else to be acceptable and to feel acceptable.
Just because somebody wants to be alone sometimes, it doesn't mean they don't love you.
The whole idea is to look at the television camera and present as much love as you possibly could to a person who might feel that he or she needs it.
I believe that those of us who are the producers and purveyors of television, I believe that we are the servants of this nation.
I don't think that the basics that kids need have changed in 10,000 years.
The more we can be in a relationship with those who might seem strange to us, the more we can feel like we're neighbors and all members of the human family.
In my own life, as the nearer I get to the end of life on this earth, the simpler I want to become.
Children aren't responsible for wars.
