Dr. Seuss

Thank goodness for all the things you are not, thank goodness you're not something someone forgot, and left all alone in some punkerish place, like a rusty tin coat hanger hanging in space.

You are you. Now, isn't that unpleasant?

Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained, and delighted.

Sometimes, when I see my granddaughters make small discoveries of their own, I wish I were a child.

Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.

Try them, try them, and you may! Try them and you may, I say.

So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains.

Whenever things go a bit sour in a job I'm doing, I always tell myself, 'You can do better than this.'

It came without ribbions, It cames without tags, It came without packages, boxes, or bags. Christmas can't be bought from a store. Maybe Christmas means a little bit more.

Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age.

You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.

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

How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?

Plant a new Truffula. Treat it with care. Give it clean water. And feed it fresh air.

You have to be odd to be number one.

Life's just one great journey. It's a road we travel as we go from point A to point B. What makes that journey worthwhile is the people we choose to travel with, the people we hold close as we take steps into the darkness and blindly make our way through life. They're the people who matter.

It has often been said there’s so much to be read, you never can cram all those words in your head.

So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!

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!

Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

Read. Travel. Read. Ask. Read. Learn. Read. Connect. Read.