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

“Ideas come from curiosity. When I settle one idea, my confidence takes command; and nothing can shake it, and I am constant to it until it comes a reality. Then I drop it abruptly, and rarely mention it again.” Walt Disney

“The only problem with anything of tomorrow is that the pace we’re going right now, tomorrow would catch up with us before we got it built.” Walt Disney

“I think it’s important to have a good hard failure when you’re young. I learned a lit out of that. Because it makes you kind of aware of what can happen to you. Because of it I’ve never had any fear in my whole life when we’ve been near collapse and all of that. I’ve [...]

“The way to keep children out of trouble is to keep them interested in things. Lecturing to children is no answer to delinquency. Preaching won’t keep kids out of trouble. But keeping their minds occupied will.” Walt Disney

“Our heritage and ideas, our code and standards – the things we live by and teach our children – are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange ideas and feelings.” Walt Disney

“Childishness? I think it’s the equivalent of never losing your sense of humor. I mean, there’s a certain something that you retain. It’s the equivalent of not getting so stuffy that your can’t laugh at others.” Walt Disney

“Why do we have to grow up? I know more adults who have the children’s approach to life. They’re probably who don’t give a hang what the Joneses do. You see them at Disneyland everytime you go there. They are not afraid to be delighted with simple pleasures, and they have a degree of contentment [...]

“I dream, I test my dreams against my beliefs, I dare to take risks, and I execute my vision to make those dreams come true.” Walt Disney

“Since the beginning of mankind, the fable-tellers have not only given us entertainment but a kind of wisdom, humor, and understanding that, like all true art, remains imperishable through the ages.” Walt Disney

“Laughter is America’s most important export” Walt Disney

“Out of our years of experimenting and experience we learned one basic thing about bringing pleasure and knowledge to people of all ages and conditions which goes to the very roots of public communication. That is this – the power of relating facts, as well as fables, in story form.” Walt Disney

“Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done, and done right.” Walt Disney

“Essentially, the real difference between a child and an adult is experience.” Walt Disney

“Everyone has been remarkably influenced by a book…The right time for reading a story or an article or a book is important. By trying too hard to read a book that, for our age and understanding, is beyond us, we may tire of it. Then, even after, we’ll avoid it and deny ourselves the delights [...]