Dr. Seuss
writer, poet, illustrator, children's writer, screenwriter, prose writer, animator, producer, humorous cartoonist, cartoonist
Read on Wikipedia1904 – 1991
All Quotes by Dr. Seuss
“Congratulations!”
“Only you can control your future.”
“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”
“…\xa0and the wolf chewed up the children and spit out their bones … But those were Foreign Children and it really didn’t matter …”
“Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age. Humor has a tremendous place in this sordid world. It's more than just a matter of laughing. If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.”
“When at last we are sureMay be properly billed.”
“You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.”
“Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.”
“And that is a story that no one can beat, When I say that I saw it on Mulberry Street.”
“I meant what I said, One hundred percent.”
“On the 15th of May, in the Jungle of Nool, When Horton the elephant heard a small noise.”
“A person's a person, no matter how small.”
“My friends!", cried the elephant. Are you whole? Are you well?”
“You're going to be roped! That we shall boil in a hot steaming kettle of Beezle-Nut Oil!”
“Don't give up! I believe in you all. If you make yourselves heard! So come on, now, and TRY!”
“This", cried the Mayor, "is your town's darkest hour! So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!”
“Oh the things you can find If you don't stay behind!”
“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.”
“In the places I go there are things that I see My alphabet starts where your alphabet ends!”
“So, on beyond Z! All there is to be known.”
“The sun did not shine. All that cold, cold, wet day.”
“We looked! Then we saw him The Cat in the Hat!”
“Maybe Christmas...", he thought, "...Doesn't come from a store." "Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!”
“Well, in Who-ville they say Grew 3 sizes that day.”
“And today the great Yertle, that Marvelous he, As turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.”
“I know up on top you are seeing great sights, We too should have rights.”
“You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.”
“From there to here, funny things are everywhere.”
“That Sam-I-Am! I do not like that Sam-I-Am!”
“I would not like them here or there. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.”
“Say! I do! I like them, Sam-I-Am!”
“A big man on a horse scared me out of my wits.So get into line. You're a Private, First Class."”
“Mister!" he said with a sawdusty sneeze. "What's that THING you've made out of my Truffula tuft?”
“UNLESS someone like you It's not.”
“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”
“So . . . may come back.”
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go.”
“It’s a troublesome world. All the people who're in it For the places and people you're lucky you're not!”
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
“And suppose that you lived in that forest in France And you ought to be shouting, "How lucky am I!"”
“I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells.”
“Thank goodness for all the things you are not! like a rusty tin coat hanger hanging in space.”
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
“That's why I say, "Duckie! so muchly much-much more unlucky than you!"”
“A person's a person, no matter how small.”
“The more that you read, The more places you’ll go.”
“So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains.”
“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!”
“Young cat! If you keep The most wonderful stuff!”
“I've heard there are troubles of more than one kind; some come from ahead, and some come from behind. But I've brought a big bat. I'm all ready, you see; now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”
“you'll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut”
“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.”
“You have brains in your head. any direction you choose.”
“You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.”
“With your head full of brains, You're too smart to go down any not-so-good-street.”
“Whenever things go a bit sour in a job I'm doing, I always tell myself, 'You can do better than this.'”
“Out there things can happen, and frequently do, Just go right along, you'll start happening too!”
“I meant what I said and I said what I meant.”
“You're off to great places. Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way.”
“Fun is good.”
“You make 'em, I amuse 'em.”
“I stay out of politics because if I begin thinking too much about politics, I'll probably... drop writing children's books and become a political cartoonist again.”
“I start drawing, and eventually the characters involve themselves in a situation. Then in the end, I go back and try to cut out most of the preachments.”
“The problem with writing a book in verse is, to be successful, it has to sound like you knocked it off on a rainy Friday afternoon. It has to sound easy. When you can do it, it helps tremendously because it's a thing that forces kids to read on. You have this unconsummated feeling if you stop.”
“The main problem with writing in verse is, if your fourth line doesn't come out right, you've got to throw four lines away and figure out a whole new way to attack the problem. So the mortality rate is terrific.”
“Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!”
“How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?”
“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”
“Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.”
“Only you can control your future.”
“You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.”
“Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.”
“You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.”
“Adults are obsolete children.”
“'The Lorax' book was intended to be propaganda.”
“Sometimes, when I see my granddaughters make small discoveries of their own, I wish I were a child.”
“Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store.”
“Hollywood is not suited for me, and I am not suited for it.”
“Every once in a while, I get mad. 'The Lorax' came out of my being angry. The ecology books I'd read were dull... In 'The Lorax,' I was out to attack what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might.”
“I was saving the name of 'Geisel' for the Great American Novel.”
“When at last we are sure, You've been properly pilled, Then a few paper forms, Must be properly filled. So that you and your heirs, May be properly billed.”
“You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.”
“Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books.”
“I am not a consecutive writer.”
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
“How did it get so late so soon?”
“Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books.”
“Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.”
“They say I'm old-fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast!”
“Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store.”
“I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one-hundred percent!”
“Adults are obsolete children.”
“Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!”
“Only you can control your future.”
“How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?”
“Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.”
“A person's a person, no matter how small.”
“Everything stinks till it’s finished.”
“If you want to catch beasts you don't see every day,”
“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.”
“Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.”
“I was saving the name of 'Geisel' for the Great American Novel.”
“I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells.”
“You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.”
“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!”
“Fun is good.”
“With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.”
“So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains.”
“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.”