Walt Disney Quotes

It has that thing - the imagination, and the feeling of happy excitement- I knew when I was a kid.

Think beyond your lifetime if you want to accomplish something truly worthwhile.

Leadership means that a group, large or small, is willing to entrust authority to a person who has shown judgement, wisdom, personal appeal, and proven competence.

Do anything better than it was ever done before and youll get rich.

Every leader is telling a story... about what he or she values.

You'll be a poorer person all your life if you don't know some of the great stories and great poems.

Most of my life I have done what I wanted to do. I have had fun on the job.

Dream, diversify-and never miss an angle.

When I was a kid, a book I read advised young artist to be themselves. That decided it for me. I was a corny kind of guy, so I went in for corn.

In bad times and in good I've never lost my sense of zest for life.

Why worry? If you've done the very best you can, worrying won't make it any better

For every laugh, there should be a tear.

Whether you say you can't or you can, you're right.

Many of the things that seem impossible now will become realities tomorrow.

Our greatest national resource is the minds of our children.

Without such inspiration, we would rapidly deteriorate and finally perish.

My persistence is the measure of the belief I have in myself.

I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.

Always, as you travel, assimilate the sounds and sights of the world.

My greatest reward is that I have been able to build this wonderful organization.

Recession doesn't deserve the right to exist. There are just too many things to be done in science and engineering to be bogged down by temporary economic dislocations.

Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long.

I never intended to make art.

Direct and easy communications — freedom of speech in all forms and in its broadest sense — has become vital to the very survival of a civilized humanity.

Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature.

Family fun is as necessary to modern living as a kitchen refrigerator.

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

When we do fantasy, we must not lose sight of reality.

A good story can take you on a fantastic journey.

I am interested in entertaining people, in bringing pleasure, particularly laughter, to others, rather than being concerned with "expressing" myself with obscure creative impressions.

Happiness is a state of mind. You can be happy or you can be unhappy.

A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there.

Everyone has to contribute, or they become laborers.

You think the only people who are people, are the people who look and think like you. But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew you never knew.

The main quality of leadership..........is courage ! If you can dream it, you can do it!

Sometimes I think of myself as a little bee. I go from one area of the studio to another and gather pollen and sort of stimulate everybody. I guess that’s the job I do.

I do not like to repeat successes, I like to go on to other things.

You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.

All you've got to do is own up to your ignorance honestly, and you'll find people who are eager to fill your head with information.

Disneyland is a show.

Frying pans! Who knew, right?

Fantasy, if it's really convincing, can't become dated, for the simple reason that it represents a flight into a dimension that lies beyond the reach of time.

Laughter is America's most important export.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.

Any dream is possible, if you have courage.

Tomorrow will be better for as long as America keeps alive the ideals of freedom and a better life.

Have confidence in your ability to do it right, and work hard to do the best possible job.

We like to have a point of view in our stories, not an obvious moral, but a worthwhile theme. ... All we are trying to do is give the public good entertainment. That is all they want.

Who says that my dreams have to just stay my dreams?

We love to entertain kings and queens, but at Disneyland, everyone is a V.I.P.