Dr. Seuss Quotes
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Thank goodness for all the things you are not! Thank goodness you're not something someone forgot, and left all alone in some punkerish place like a rusty tin coat hanger hanging in space.
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You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.
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And suppose that you lived in that forest in France Where the average young person just hasn't a chance To escape from the perilous pants-eating plants! But your pants are safe! You're a fortunate guy. And you ought to be shouting, 'How lucky am I!'
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Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.
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I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.
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Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
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It’s a troublesome world. All the people who're in it are troubled with troubles almost every minute. You oughta be thankful, a whole heaping lot, For the places and people you're lucky you're not!
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The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house All that cold, cold, wet day.
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Well, in Who-ville they say That the Grinch's small heart Grew 3 sizes that day.
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Out there things can happen, and frequently do, To people as brainy and footsy as you. And when things start to happen, don't worry, don't stew. Just go right along, you'll start happening too!
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And today the great Yertle, that Marvelous he, Is King of the Mud. That is all he can see. And the turtles, of course... all the turtles are free As turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.
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I am Sam. Sam-I-Am.
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I know up on top you are seeing great sights, But down here on the bottom, We too should have rights.
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With your head full of brains, and your shoes full of feet, You're too smart to go down any not-so-good-street.
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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.
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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?
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Fun is good.
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I meant what I said and I said what I meant.
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I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells.
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From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.
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'Maybe Christmas...', he thought, '...Doesn't come from a store.' 'Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!'
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Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.
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You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.
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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.