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Walt Disney was an American animator, film producer, and entrepreneur, best known as the founder of The Walt Disney Company. His creativity and vision shaped the modern entertainment industry and transformed animated film. He became a pioneering figure whose legacy continues to inspire millions worldwide. Here are 157 of his quotes:

When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do. (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. View quote
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Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature. Our most difficult job was to develop the cartoon's unnatural but seemingly natural anatomy for humans and animals. View quote
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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. View quote
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When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it's because he's so human; and that is the secret of his popularity. View quote
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I don't believe in playing down to children, either in life or in motion pictures. I didn't treat my own youngsters like fragile flowers, and I think no parent should. View quote
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Or heritage and ideals, 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. View quote
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Of all the things I have done, the most vital is coordinating the talents of those who work for us and pointing them towards a certain goal. View quote
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I told her that was just the point - mine wouldn't be. View quote
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They patronize; they treat children as inferiors. I won't do that. I'll temper a story, yes. But I won't play down, and I won't patronize. View quote
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Childishness? I think it's the equivalent of never losing your sense of humor. (Walt Disney)
They say I'm a conservative, but I consider myself a true liberal. View quote
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All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... View quote
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To the youngsters of today, I say believe in the future, the world is getting better; there still is plenty of opportunity. View quote
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Disneyland is something that will never be finished. It's something that I can keep developing. It will be a live, breathing thing that will need change. View quote
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Born of necessity, the little fellow literally freed us of immediate worry. View quote
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Every person has his own ideas of the act of praying for God's guidance, tolerance, and mercy to fulfill his duties and responsibilities. View quote
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Here in Florida ... we have something special we never enjoyed at Disneyland - the blessing of size. View quote
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Over at our place, we're sure of just one thing: everybody in the world was once a child. View quote
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We like to have a point of view in our stories, not an obvious moral, but a worthwhile theme. View quote
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Once a man has tasted freedom he will never be content to be a slave. That is why I believe that this frightfulness we see everywhere today is only temporary. Tomorrow will be better for as long as America keeps alive the ideals of freedom and a better life. (Walt Disney)
Faith I have, in myself, in humanity, in the worthwhileness of the pursuits in entertainment for the masses. But wide awake, not blind faith, moves me. View quote
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We felt that the public, and especially the children, like animals that are cute and little. I think we are rather indebted to Charlie Chaplin for the idea. View quote
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Deeds rather than words express my concept of the part religion should play in everyday life. View quote
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To retreat from any of the principles handed down by our forefathers, who shed their blood for the ideals we still embrace, would be a complete victory for those who would destroy liberty and justice for the individual. View quote
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Occupation: American Animator
Born: December 5, 1901
Died: December 15, 1966
Quotes count: 157
Wikipedia: Walt Disney

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