Bob Keeshan quotes
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“Let me introduce myself. My name is, uh, Kangaroo... Kangaroo — Captain Kangaroo... I'm the keeper here of the Treasure House.”
-- Bob KeeshanSource : "Fictional character: Captain Kangaroo". TV Series "Captain Kangaroo", October 3, 1955.
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“Back in the old days, when I was a child, we sat around the family table at dinner time and exchanged our daily experiences. It wasn't very organized, but everyone was recognized and all the news that had to be told was told by each family member. We listened to each other and the interest was not put on; it was real.”
-- Bob KeeshanSource : "Bob Keeshan, Creator and Star of TV's 'Captain Kangaroo,' Is Dead at 76" by Richard Severo, www.nytimes.com. January 24, 2004.
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“A child needs to be listened to and talked to at 3 and 4 and 5 years of age. Parents should not wait for the sophisticated conversation of a teenager.”
-- Bob KeeshanSource : "Bob Keeshan, Creator and Star of TV's 'Captain Kangaroo,' Is Dead at 76" by Richard Severo, www.nytimes.com. January 24, 2004.
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“Generosity has built America. When we fail to invest in children, we have to pay the cost.”
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“Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent.”
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“Children don't drop out of high school when they are 16, they do so in the first grade and wait 10 years to make it official.”
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“One of the big secrets of finding time is not to watch television.”
-- Bob KeeshanSource : "Bob Keeshan, Creator and Star of TV's 'Captain Kangaroo,' Is Dead at 76" by Richard Severo, www.nytimes.com. January 24, 2004.
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“Play is the work of children. It's very serious stuff.”
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“The children should never be excluded from what I am doing and should never have the feeling of being part of an audience.”
-- Bob KeeshanSource : Bob Keeshan (2008). “Growing Up Happy: Captain Kangaroo Tells Yesterday's Children How to Nuture Their Own”, p.160, Doubleday
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“I enjoy meeting not only contemporary children, but yesterday's children as well. It's nice to talk about the experiences we shared, they tell me, 'You were a good friend.' That's the warmest part.”
-- Bob Keeshan
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