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Dr. Seuss Quotes (73 quotes)
 | “How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?” ―Dr. Seuss Source/Notes: Earliest reference found in a webpage updated in 1997: http://web.archive.org/web/19980122214055/http://www.iwaynet.net/~wstocks/fun/seuss.html |
| Source/Notes: Attributed |
| “With your head full of brains, And your shoes full of feet, You're too smart to go down a not-so-good-street.” ―Dr. Seuss Source/Notes: Oh, the Places You'll Go! (1990) |
| Source/Notes: Horton Hears a Who! (1954) |
| “My uncle ordered popovers from the restaurant's bill of fare. And, when they were served, he regarded them with a penetrating stare. Then he spoke great words of wisdom as he sat there on that chair: To eat these things, said my uncle, You must exercise great care. You may swallow down what's solid, but you must spit out the air! And as you partake of the world's bill of fare, that's darned good advice to follow. Do a lot of spitting out the hot air. And be careful what you swallow.” ―Dr. Seuss Source/Notes: "My Uncle Terwilliger on the Art of Eating Popovers". As quoted in "Dr. Seuss and Mr. Geisel: A Biography" by Judith Morgan, Neil Morgan, Da Capo Press, 2009, p. 234 - ISBN: 9780786748303 |
| “Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store.
Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!” ―Dr. Seuss Source/Notes: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957) |
| “You oughta be thankful A whole heaping lot For the people and places You're lucky you're not.” ―Dr. Seuss Source/Notes: Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (1973) |
| “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.” ―Dr. Seuss Source/Notes: As reported in "Dr. Seuss: American Icon" (A&C Black, 2005) by Philip Nel, p. 38 |
| “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.” ―Dr. Seuss Source/Notes: As quoted in Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing (2006) by Larry Chang, p. 376 |
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| “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” ―Dr. Seuss Source/Notes: Oh, the Places You'll Go! (1990) |
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Dr. Seuss
Born: March 2, 1904
Died: September 24, 1991 (aged 87)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Writer, cartoonist, animator, artist
Bio: Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone.
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