Dr. Seuss Quotes

People are weird. When we find someone with weirdness that is compatible with ours, we team up and call it love.

The Sneetches got really quite smart on that day. The day they decided that Sneetches are Sneetches. And no kind of Sneetch is the best on the beaches. That day, all the Sneetches forgot about stars and whether they had one, or not, upon thars.

And when they played they really played. And when they worked they really worked.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.

Only you can control your future.

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!

Don't live to please everyone. Embrace those who enjoy your company and to hell with the haters.

A life is a life no matter how small

It's opener, out there, in the wide, open air.

The moon was out and I saw some sheep.I saw some sheep take a walk in their sleep.By the light of the moon, by the light of a star,They walked all night from near to far.I would never walk, I would take a car.

In the house, and on the street, how many, many feet you meet.

Be yourself and the people that don't mind are the people that matter.

You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!

Adults are just outdated children.

And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed!

Oh the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.

When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.

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.

When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.

Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained, and delighted.

You make 'em, I amuse 'em.

Too different from other juveniles on the market to warrant its selling.

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.

Life's just one great journey. It's a road we travel as we go from point A to point B. What makes that journey worthwhile is the people we choose to travel with, the people we hold close as we take steps into the darkness and blindly make our way through life. They're the people who matter.

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.

The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote: stink. Stank. Stunk.

And the turtles, of course...all the turtles are free, as turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.

It doesn't matter what it is.What matters is what it will become.

You have to be a speedy reader 'cause there's so, so much to read!

Why are they sad and glad and bad? I do not know, go ask your dad.

We've taught you that the earth is round, That red and white make pink, And something else that matters more - We've taught you how to think.

Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.

My uncle ordered popovers from the restaurant's bill of fare. And, when they were served, he regarded them with a penetrating stare. Then he spoke great words of wisdom as he sat there on that chair: "To eat these things," said my uncle, "You must exercise great care. You may swallow down what's solid, but you must spit out the air!" And as you partake of the world's bill of fare, that's darned good advice to follow. Do a lot of spitting out the hot air. And be careful what you swallow.

You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.

Because when a guy does something stupid once, well, that’s because he’s guy. But if he does the same stupid thing twice, that’s usually to impress some girl.

People who mind don't matter. But people who matter don't mind.

I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.

When you're in a Slump, you're not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.

Catch! calls the Once-ler. He lets something fall. It's a Truffula Seed. It's the last one of all! You're in charge of the last of the Truffula Seeds. And Truffula Trees are what everyone needs. Plant a new Truffula. Treat it with care. Give it clean water. And feed it fresh air. Grow a forest. Protect it from axes that hack. Then the Lorax and all of his friends may come back.

Did you ever fly a kite in bed? Did you ever walk with ten cats on your head? Did you ever milk this kind of cow? Well, we can do it. We know how. If you never did, you should. These things are fun and fun is good.

If you don't like me, remember it's mind over matter.I don't mind, and you don't matter.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

Don't conform for the sake of pleasing others. Mold yourself into the person that you want to be.

unless someone like you comes around, things will never change.

Don't grumble! Don't stew! Some critters are much-much, Oh, ever so much-much So muchly much-much more unlucky than you!

Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.

And will you succeed? Yes, you will indeed!

Sleep is like the unicorn - it is rumored to exist, but I doubt I will see any

If you'd never been born, then you might be an Isn't! An Isn't has no fun at all. No, he disn't.

So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.

A life with love will have some thorns, but a life without love will have no roses. To the world, you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights! You'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.

Somehow you'll escapeall that waiting and staying.You'll find the bright placeswhere Boom Bands are playing.

It all began with a shoe on the wall. A shoe on the wall shouldn't be there at all.

I know it may seem small and insignificant, but it's not about what it is, it's about what it can become. That's not a seed, any more than you're just a boy.

Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all. Fame! You'll be as famous as famous can be, with the whole wide world watching you win on TV. Except when they don't Because, sometimes they won't. I'm afraid that some times you'll play lonely games too. Games you can't win 'cause you'll play against you.

Unslumping yourself is not easily done.

It is fun to have fun.

If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.