My Favorite Dr. Seuss Quotes
I love all books by Dr. Seuss. Here are a few of my favorite quotes:
“I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.” From The Cat in the Hat
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
“A book is just like life and anything can change”
“So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!”
Horton Hears a Who!
“ASAP. Whatever that means. It must mean, 'Act swiftly awesome pachyderm!”
“Don't give up! I believe in you all. A person's a person, no matter how small! And you very small persons will not have to die. If you make yourselves heard! So come on, now, and TRY!”
Happy Birthday to You!
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
Oh, the places you'll go!
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
“Kid, you'll move mountains.”
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
“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!”
Horton Hatches the Egg
“I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one-hundred percent!”
The Lorax
“It's not about what it is, it's about what it can become.”
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!
“You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.”
“The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places you’ll go”
“We throw in as many fresh words as we can get away with. Simple, short sentences don't always work. You have to do tricks with pacing, alternate long sentences with short, to keep it vital and alive. Virtually every page is a cliff-hanger—you've got to force them to turn it.” Saturday Evening Post, October 23, 1965