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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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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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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You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.
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Adults are obsolete children.
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Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store.
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A person's a person, no matter how small.
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Only you can control your future.
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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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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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… 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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'The Lorax' book was intended to be propaganda.
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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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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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If you never did You should. These things are fun. and Fun is good.'
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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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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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Every once in a while, I get mad. 'The Lorax' came out of my being angry. The ecology books I'd read were dull... In 'The Lorax,' I was out to attack what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might.
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Hollywood is not suited for me, and I am not suited for it.