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Dr. Seuss Quotes (1904-1991)
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About Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel (2 March 1904 – 24 September 1991) was an American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.
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“You make 'em, I amuse 'em.”
“I am Sam.
Sam-I-Am.”
Sam-I-Am.”
“you'll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut”
“Oh the things you can find
If you don't stay behind!”
If you don't stay behind!”
“From there to here,
from here to there,
funny things are everywhere.”
from here to there,
funny things are everywhere.”
“Young cat! If you keep
Your eyes open enough,
Oh, the stuff you will learn!
The most wonderful stuff!”
Your eyes open enough,
Oh, the stuff you will learn!
The most wonderful stuff!”
“With your head full of brains,
and your shoes full of feet,
You're too smart to go down any not-so-good-street.”
and your shoes full of feet,
You're too smart to go down any not-so-good-street.”
“That Sam-I-Am!
That Sam-I-Am!
I do not like that Sam-I-Am!”
That Sam-I-Am!
I do not like that Sam-I-Am!”
“I know up on top you are seeing great sights,
But down here on the bottom,
We too should have rights.”
But down here on the bottom,
We too should have rights.”
“UNLESS someone like you
cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better.
It's not. ”
cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better.
It's not. ”
“So, on beyond Z!
It's high time you were shown
That you really don't know
All there is to be known.”
It's high time you were shown
That you really don't know
All there is to be known.”
“"My friends!", cried the elephant.
"Tell me! Do tell!
Are you safe? Are you sound?
Are you whole? Are you well?"”
"Tell me! Do tell!
Are you safe? Are you sound?
Are you whole? Are you well?"”
“You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.”
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.”
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Dr. Seuss on Christmas 2 quotes
“And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?”
Dr. Seuss on Shoes
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”
Dr. Seuss on Trees
Dr. Seuss on Alphabet
Dr. Seuss on Forests
“You're in charge of the last of the Truffula Seeds. And Truffula Trees are what everyone needs. Plant a new Truffula. Treat it with care. Give it clean water. And feed it fresh air. Grow a forest. Protect it from axes that hack. Then the Lorax and all of his friends. may come back.”
Disputed Quotes
Quotes attributed to Dr. Seuss that are questionable.
“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”
Misattributed Quotes
Quotes mistakenly credited to Dr. Seuss
“You want my opinion? We're all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness — and call it love — true love.”
About Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel (2 March 1904 – 24 September 1991) was an American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.
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