Bob Keeshan Quotes

• One of the big secrets of finding time is not to watch television.

  Bob Keeshan

  Secret, Watches, Television

  "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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• Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent.

  Bob Keeshan

  Children, Parent, Movement

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Play is the work of children. It's very serious stuff.

  Bob Keeshan

  Children, Play, Stuff

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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.

  Bob Keeshan

  Children, School, Years

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• Generosity has built America. When we fail to invest in children, we have to pay the cost.

  Bob Keeshan

  Children, America, Generosity

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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 Keeshan

  Names, House, Kangaroos

  "Fictional character: Captain Kangaroo". TV Series "Captain Kangaroo", October 3, 1955.

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• The best teacher is an entertainer.

  Bob Keeshan

  Teacher, Best Teacher, Entertainers

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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 Keeshan

  Children, Real, Dinner

  "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 Keeshan

  Children, Teenager, Years

  "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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• 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

  Children, Nice, Good Friend

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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 Keeshan

  Children, Feelings, Should

  Bob Keeshan (2008). “Growing Up Happy: Captain Kangaroo Tells Yesterday's Children How to Nuture Their Own”, p.160, Doubleday

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