Quotes by Walt Disney

About Walt Disney:

Walter Elias is regarded as a cultural icon, known for his influence and contributions to entertainment during the 20th century. As a Hollywood business mogul, he and his brother Roy O. Disney co-founded The Walt Disney Company.
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I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment.

Walt Disney

You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

Walt Disney

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

Walt Disney

A man should never neglect his family for business.

Walt Disney

Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner.

Walt Disney

Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money.

Walt Disney

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

Walt Disney

It's no secret that we were sticking just about every nickel we had on the chance that people would really be interested in something totally new and unique in the field of entertainment.

Walt Disney

We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public.

Walt Disney

Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language.

Walt Disney

Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.

Walt Disney
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I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.

Walt Disney

Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.

Walt Disney

I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life... it's money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.

Walt Disney

You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.

Walt Disney

I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.

Walt Disney

I don't like formal gardens. I like wild nature. It's just the wilderness instinct in me, I guess.

Walt Disney

We believed in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have fun- together.

Walt Disney

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.

Walt Disney

I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.

Walt Disney

Author Bio

  • NameWalt Disney
  • DescriptionAmerican film director and screenwriter
  • AliasesWalter Elias Disney
  • BornDecember 5, 1901
  • DiedDecember 15, 1966
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Actor; Film Director; Film Producer; Animator; Television Presenter; Voice Actor; Writer
  • WorksMickey Mouse Universe
  • AwardsKnight Of The Legion Of Honour; Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse Des Verdienstordens Der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Grand Decoration Of Honour For Services To The Republic Of Austria; Grammy Trustees Award; Emmy Award