Dr. Seuss Quotes
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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!
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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.
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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.
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I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.
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We looked! Then we saw him Step in on the mat! We looked! And we saw him! The Cat in the Hat!
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Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store.
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You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.
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Adults are obsolete children.
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Only you can control your future.
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A person's a person, no matter how small.
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In the places I go there are things that I see That I never could spell if I stopped with the Z. I'm telling you this 'cause you're one of my friends. My alphabet starts where your alphabet ends!
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… and the wolf chewed up the children and spit out their bones … But those were Foreign Children and it really didn’t matter …
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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.
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'Mister!' he said with a sawdusty sneeze. 'I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues. And I'm asking you, sir, at the top of my lungs' – He was very upset as he shouted and puffed – 'What's that THING you've made out of my Truffula tuft?'
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'The Lorax' book was intended to be propaganda.
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If you never did You should. These things are fun. and Fun is good.'
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I was saving the name of 'Geisel' for the Great American Novel.
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On the 15th of May, in the Jungle of Nool, In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool, He was splashing... enjoying the jungle's great joys... When Horton the elephant heard a small noise.
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Hollywood is not suited for me, and I am not suited for it.
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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.
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You're off to great places. Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way.
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Whenever things go a bit sour in a job I'm doing, I always tell myself, 'You can do better than this.'
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'My friends!', cried the elephant. 'Tell me! Do tell! Are you safe? Are you sound? Are you whole? Are you well?'
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Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!