When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.
Walt DisneyRead
A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive.
Interpretation
Setting goals early and dedicating oneself to them can lead to fulfillment and growth, regardless of the outcome.
This quote emphasizes the importance of establishing goals early in life and committing to them with passion and effort. Walt Disney suggests that while the pursuit of these goals may lead to success or unforeseen rewards, the true value lies in the journey itself and the assurance of having truly lived and experienced life fully.
In practice
During a motivational speech at a school assembly.
When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.
Here is the world of imagination, hopes, and dreams. In this timeless land of enchantment, the age of chivalry, magic and make-believe are reborn - and fairy tales come true. Fantasyland is dedicated to the young-in-heart, to those who that when you wish upon a star, your dreams come true.
To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America; with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.
It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money.
Happiness is a state of mind. It's just according to the way you look at things.
You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.
The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It's your mind you have to convince.
You never know what's going to happen. My mother was an English teacher. If someone had told her that I was going to write a book, she would never have believed that. So you can never say never.
Enchantment is the purest form of sales. Enchantment is all about changing people's hearts, minds and actions because you provide them a vision or a way to do things better. The difference between enchantment and simple sales is that with enchantment you have the other person's best interests at heart, too.
Uncertainty is where things happen. It is where the opportunities - for success, for happiness, for really living - are waiting.
My friends and I started that motto early in high school - that attitude, that mentality - from way back then: Want to go to Stanford? Why not? Want to play in the NBA? Why not?
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