Please watch out for each other and love and forgive everybody. — Jim Henson · Smartyfair

Please watch out for each other and love and forgive everybody.

Jim Henson1936–1990 · puppeteer · 1900s USAJim Henson was an American puppeteer, animator, and filmmaker who created the Muppets, beloved characters like Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy who have entertained audiences for decades.1 quote

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Look after each other, love people, and forgive them.

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How sure this is: 62% sureLots of sources credit Jim Henson with this, and they agree with each other. The book or the speech it first came from hasn't turned up yet.
What turned up: From Henson's 1986 letter to his five children; not on Wikiquote. Confirmed via direct fetch (HuffPost, citing Letters of Note) and independently via Open Culture. This line was printed on 1990 memorial-service programs and read from the pulpit at his funeral.
Sources checked: huffpost.comChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 20 August 2026reproduces the letter's exact text
huffpost.comChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 20 August 2026Fetched directly; confirms exact wording and cites Letters of Note (lettersofnote.com) as the original source of the letter text.

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