Dr. Seuss Quotes

“Fun is good.”

“You can do better than this.” The best slogan I can think of to leave with the kids of the U.S.A. would be “We can . . . and we’ve got to . . . do better than this.”

“Children's reading and children's thinking are the rock-bottom base upon which this country will rise.”

“You will come to a place where the streets are not marked. Some windows are lighted. but mostly they're darked. But mostly they're darked. A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin! Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in? How much can you lose? How much can you win?”

“Oh, the things you can find if you don't stay behind!”

“Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)”

“I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights.”

“I box in yellow Gox box socks.”

“I am lucky to be what I am! Thank goodness I'm not just a clam, or a ham, or a dusty jar of sour gooseberry jam! I am what I am - that's a great thing to be!”

“You can think about red. You can think about pink. You can think up a horse. Oh, the THINKS you can think!”

“Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. Oh! The places you'll go!”

“And what would you do if you met a jibboo?”

“You have to be odd to be number one.”

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”

“For a host, above all, must be kind to his guests.”

“Cat, you ruined mom's dress!" "Honey, it was ruined when she bought it.”

“Sometimes crazy just isn't enough.”

“If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.”

“The more you read, the more things you will know.”

“Look at me! Look at me! Look at me NOW! It is fun to have fun But you have to know how.”

“Think! You can think any think that you wish.”

“Got something new , maybe it'll work before the end of the day if that's ok .”

“Whats the point of fitting in, when we were meant to stand out?”

“And when you're alone there's a very good chance you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants There are some, down the road between hither and yon, that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.”

“If you want to get things you can't buy in a store, you have to do things never thought of before.”