Quotes by
Walt Disney |
1901-1966 , American businessman & cartoonist
American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations.
In the 1950s, Disney expanded into the amusement park industry, and in 1955 he opened Disneyland.
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Quotations
| • | That’s the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up. 9 |
| • | The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. 7 |
| • | I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. 7 |
| • | First, think. Second, believe. Third, dream. And finally, dare. 6 |
| • | Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, worrying won’t make it any better. 5 |
| • | Laughter is America's most important export. 5 |
| • | It's kind of fun to do the impossible. 5 |
| • | If you can dream it, you can do it. 5 |
| • | I do not make films primarily for children. I make them for the child in all of us, whether we be six or sixty. Call the child "innocence". The worst of us is not without innocence, although buried deeply it might be. 4 |
| • | We're not trying to entertain the critics … I'll take my chances with the public. 4 |
| • | Over at our place, we're sure of just one thing: everybody in the world was once a child. 4 |
| • | If you can dream it, you can achieve it. 4 |
| • | Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right. 3 |
| • | A man should never neglect his family for business. 3 |
| • | Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world. 3 |
| • | Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money. 3 |
| • | I do not like to repeat successes, I like to go on to other things. 3 |
| • | All right. I'm corny. But I think there's just about a-hundred-and-forty-million people in this country that are just as corny as I am. 3 |
| • | For every laugh, there should be a tear. 3 |
| • | Courage is the main quality of leadership, in my opinion, no matter where it is exercised. Usually it implies some risk — especially in new undertakings. 3 |
| • | I could never convince the financiers that Disneyland was feasible, because dreams offer too little collateral. 3 |
| • | We allow no geniuses around our Studio. 3 |
| • | There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island. 3 |
| • | We are not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other company. 3 |
| • | I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing — that it all started with a mouse. 3 |
Personal Stories
| • | Well, my greatest reward, I think, is that I've been able to build this wonderful organization. 3 |
