Walt Disney Quotes

“Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives.”

“Many of the things that seem impossible now will become realities tomorrow.”

“Do what you do so well - and so uniquely - that people can't resist telling others about you”

“My business is making people, especially children, happy. I have dedicated much of my time to a study of the problems of children.”

“Now when we opened Disneyland, outer space was Buck Rogers.”

“Landscapes of great wonder and beauty lie under our feet and all around us. They are discovered in tunnels in the ground, the heart of flowers, the hollows of trees, fresh-water ponds, seaweed jungles between tides, and even drops of water. Life in these hidden worlds is more startling in reality than anything we can imagine. How could this earth of ours, which is only a speck in the heavens, have so much variety of life, so many curious and exciting creatures?”

“Many hands and hearts and minds generally contribute to anyone's notable achievements.”

“I have watched constantly that in our work the highest moral and spiritual standards are upheld, whether my productions deal with fable or with stories of living action.”

“There's nothing funnier than the human animal.”

“The sky has never been the limit. We are our own limits. It's then about breaking our personal limits and outgrowing ourselves to live our best lives.All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me.”

“I can never stand still. I must explore and experiment. I am never satisfied with my work. I resent the limitations of my own imagination.”

“Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends.”

“A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face.”

“Every child is born blessed with a vivid imagination. But just as a muscle grows flabby with disuse, so the bright imagination of a child pales in later years if he ceases to exercise it.”

“I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. With the laugh comes the tears and in developing motion pictures or television shows, you must combine all the facts of life - drama, pathos and humor.”

“We seem to know when to 'tap the heart.' Others have hit the intellect. We can hit them in all emotional way. Those who appeal to the intellect only appeal to a very limited group. The real thing behind this is: we are in the motion picture business, only we are drawing them instead of photographing them.”

“I've always had a feeling that any time you can experiment, you ought to do it. Because you never know what will happen.”

“Disneyland is a work of love.”

“Disneyland will always be building and growing and adding new things... new ways of having fun, of learning things, and sharing the many exciting adventures which may be experienced here in the company of family and friends.”

“Life is beautiful. It's about giving. It's about family.”

“My business is making people, especially children, happy.”

“Fantasy and reality often overlap.”

“I think what I want Disneyland to be most of all is a happy place...”

“Fear too often spells failure.”

“Direct and easy communications — freedom of speech in all forms and in its broadest sense — has become vital to the very survival of a civilized humanity.”