Quotes by Dr. Seuss

About Dr. Seuss:

Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer and illustrator best known for authoring popular children's books under the pen name Dr. Seuss (/su?s/). His work includes several of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.
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Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.

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

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Children's reading and children's thinking are the rock-bottom base upon which this country will rise. Or not rise. In these days of tension and confusion, writers are beginning to realize that books for children have a greater potential for good or ...

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Writing simply means no dependent clauses, no dangling things, no flashbacks, and keeping the subject near the predicate. We throw in as many fresh words we can get away with. Simple, short sentences don't always work. You have to do tricks with paci...

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From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!

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I box in yellow Gox box socks.

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Fame you'll be famous, as famous as can be, with everyone watching you win on TV, Except when they don't because sometimes they won't..

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Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all. Fame! You'll be as famous as famous can be, wit...

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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.

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Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!

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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...

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Oh the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.

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You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!

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And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.) KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS! So... be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea, you're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is wa...

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You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed. You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead. Wherever you fly, you'll be best of the best. Wherever you go, you will top all the rest. Except when you don't. Because, sometimes, you wo...

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When you're in a Slump, you're not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.

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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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Step with care and great tact ,and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.

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You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.

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

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Author Bio

  • NameDr. Seuss
  • DescriptionAmerican children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books
  • AliasesTheodor Seuss Geisel; Dr. Theophrastus Seuss
  • BornMarch 2, 1904
  • DiedSeptember 24, 1991
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Poet; Illustrator; Children's Writer
  • WorksHorton Hears A Who!; The Cat In The Hat; How The Grinch Stole Christmas!; Green Eggs And Ham; The Lorax
  • AwardsLegionnaire Of Legion Of Merit