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Dr. Seuss

Born: March 2, 1904

Died: September 24, 1991

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer, cartoonist, animator, artist

Biography: 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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Dr. Seuss

“A person's a person, no matter how small.”

- Dr. Seuss

Source/Notes: Horton Hears a Who! (1954)

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“Adults are obsolete children.”

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”

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Source/Notes: Attributed

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“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”

- Dr. Seuss

Source/Notes: Attributed

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“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.”

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“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

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“I start drawing, and eventually the characters involve themselves in a situation. Then in the end, I go back and try to cut out most of the preachments.”

- Dr. Seuss

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“Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store.”

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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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“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!”

- Dr. Seuss

Source/Notes: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (2013 edition), Random House LLC - ISBN: 9780385373593

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“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”

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“Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!”

- Dr. Seuss

Source/Notes: Happy Birthday to You! (2013 edition), Random House LLC - ISBN: 9780385373548

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“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”

- Dr. Seuss

Source/Notes: The Lorax (1971)

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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.”

- Dr. Seuss

Source/Notes: You're Only Old Once!: A Book for Obsolete Children (1986)

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