Quotes by Dr. Seuss

“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.”

“And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed!”

“Fun is good.”

“Youre in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.”

“You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.”

“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.”

“Just tell yourself, Duckie, youre really quite lucky!”

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.”

“And the turtles, of course... All the turtles are free- As turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.”

“[A]s you partake of the worlds bill of fare,/ thats darned good advice to follow./ Do a lot of spitting out the hot air./ And be careful what you swallow.”

“How did it get so late so soon?”

“I do not like green eggs and ham I do not like them sam I am.”

“Shorth is better than length.”

“You make em, I amuse em.”

“If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldnt show up.”

“Schools out, Memories past, Dont ever doubt, Our friendship will last.”

“The most important aspect of freedom of speech is freedom to learn. All education is a continuous dialogue - questions and answers that pursue every problem on the horizon. That is the essence of academic freedom.”

“There are so many men who can figure costs, and so few who can measure values.”

“It is clear the future holds great opportunities. It also holds pitfalls. The trick will be to avoid the pitfalls, seize the opportunities, and get back home by six oclock.”

“The best helping hand that you will ever receive is the one at the end of your own arm.”