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98 Thought-Provoking Quotes By Dr. Seuss, The Distinguished American Cartoonist

Famous As: Children's Author And Illustrator
Born On: March 2, 1904
Died On: September 24, 1991
Born In: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died At Age: 87
Theodor Seuss Geisel was a renowned American author, artist, cartoonist, animator, and book publisher who wrote children’s books under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss. In 1937, Seuss published his maiden children’s book ‘And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street’. From 1938-40, Seuss published ‘Horton Hatches the Egg’, ‘The King's Stilts’, and ‘The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins’. From 1953-56, Seuss published one book each year, ‘On Beyond Zebra’, ‘Horton Hears A Who!’, ‘If I Ran The Circus’ and ‘Scrambled Eggs Super!’. In 1957, he published ‘The Cat in the Hat’ and ‘How The Grinch Stole Christmas’. Seuss published two books ‘Yertle The Turtle’ and ‘The Cat In The Hat Comes Back!’ in 1958. From 1978-90, Seuss published ‘Hunches In Bunches’, ‘I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!’, ‘Oh Say Can You Say?’, ‘You're Only Old Once!’, ‘I am Not Going to Get Up Today’, ‘Oh, The Places You'll Go!’ and ‘The Butter Battle Book’. His writings and books have been translated into approximately 20 languages and have recorded a sale of approximately 600 million copies. Through his cartoons and writings, he covered several subjects and over a period of time a lot of his words became popular quotes. He is extensively quoted by people all over the world. Following is a collection of quotes by Dr. Seuss on happiness, life, optimism, love, dreams, humor, inspiration, trouble and time..
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

Dr. Seuss
You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.

You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.

Dr. Seuss
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.

Dr. Seuss
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...

Dr. Seuss
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.

Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.

Dr. Seuss
Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.

Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.

Dr. Seuss
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

Dr. Seuss
A person's a person, no matter how small.

A person's a person, no matter how small.

Dr. Seuss
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It's not.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not.

Dr. Seuss
Being crazy isn't enough.

Being crazy isn't enough.

Dr. Seuss
Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.

Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.

Dr. Seuss
Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

Dr. Seuss
I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!

I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!

Dr. Seuss
Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!

Dr. Seuss
You're off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So... get on your way!

You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!

Dr. Seuss
How did it get so late so soon?

How did it get so late so soon?

Dr. Seuss
If things start happening, don't worry, don't stew, just go right along and you'll start happening too.

If things start happening, don't worry, don't stew, just go right along and you'll start happening too.

Dr. Seuss
Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.

Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.

Dr. Seuss
From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!

From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!

Dr. Seuss
All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you'll be quite a lot!

All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you'll be quite a lot!

Dr. Seuss
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!

Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!

Dr. Seuss
I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one-hundred percent!

I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one-hundred percent!

Dr. Seuss
Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.

Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.

Dr. Seuss
Remember me and smile, for it's better to forget than to remember me and cry.

Remember me and smile, for it's better to forget than to remember me and cry.

Dr. Seuss
They say I'm old-fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast!

They say I'm old-fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast!

Dr. Seuss
Only you can control your future.

Only you can control your future.

Dr. Seuss
You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.

You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.

Dr. Seuss
If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.

If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.

Dr. Seuss
I'm afraid that sometimes you'll play lonely games too. Games you can't win 'cause you'll play against you.

I'm afraid that sometimes you'll play lonely games too. Games you can't win 'cause you'll play against you.

Dr. Seuss
Be awesome! Be a book nut!

Be awesome! Be a book nut!

Dr. Seuss
I’m glad we had the times together just to laugh and sing a song, seems like we just got started and then before you know it, the times we had together were gone.

I’m glad we had the times together just to laugh and sing a song, seems like we just got started and then before you know it, the times we had together were gone.

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

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

Dr. Seuss
Think and wonder, wonder and think.

Think and wonder, wonder and think.

Dr. Seuss
So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.

So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.

Dr. Seuss
ASAP. Whatever that means. It must mean, 'Act swiftly awesome pacyderm!

ASAP. Whatever that means. It must mean, 'Act swiftly awesome pacyderm!

Dr. Seuss
I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees for the trees have no tongues.

I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees for the trees have no tongues.

Dr. Seuss
Look at me!
Look at me!
Look at me NOW!
It is fun to have fun
But you have to know how.

Look at me! Look at me! Look at me NOW! It is fun to have fun But you have to know how.

Dr. Seuss
Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more....

Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more....

Dr. Seuss
I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights.

I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights.

Dr. Seuss
Oh the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.

Oh the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.

Dr. Seuss
There's no limit to how much you'll know, depending how far beyond zebra you go.

There's no limit to how much you'll know, depending how far beyond zebra you go.

Dr. Seuss
How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?

How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?

Dr. Seuss
It's not about what it is, it's about what it can become.

It's not about what it is, it's about what it can become.

Dr. Seuss
To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.

To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.

Dr. Seuss
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

Dr. Seuss
The storm starts, when the drops start dropping
When the drops stop dropping then the storm starts stopping.

The storm starts, when the drops start dropping When the drops stop dropping then the storm starts stopping.

Dr. Seuss
Poor empty pants
With nobody inside them.

Poor empty pants With nobody inside them.

Dr. Seuss
If you'd never been born, then you might be an Isn't!
An Isn't has no fun at all. No, he disn't.

If you'd never been born, then you might be an Isn't! An Isn't has no fun at all. No, he disn't.

Dr. Seuss
Things may happen and often do to people as brainy and footsy as you

Things may happen and often do to people as brainy and footsy as you

Dr. Seuss
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.

Dr. Seuss
You are you. Now, isn't that pleasant?

You are you. Now, isn't that pleasant?

Dr. Seuss
Oh, the things you can find if you don't stay behind!

Oh, the things you can find if you don't stay behind!

Dr. Seuss
When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.

When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.

Dr. Seuss
And the turtles, of course...all the turtles are free, as turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.

And the turtles, of course...all the turtles are free, as turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.

Dr. Seuss
Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.

Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.

Dr. Seuss
Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're real quite lucky.

Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're real quite lucky.

Dr. Seuss
Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!

Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!

Dr. Seuss
And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed!

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

Dr. Seuss
I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.

I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.

Dr. Seuss
Sometimes you will never know the value of something,until it becomes a memory.

Sometimes you will never know the value of something,until it becomes a memory.

Dr. Seuss
And this mess is so big 
And so deep and so tall, 
We cannot pick it up. 
There is no way at all!

And this mess is so big And so deep and so tall, We cannot pick it up. There is no way at all!

Dr. Seuss
It's opener, out there, in the wide, open air.

It's opener, out there, in the wide, open air.

Dr. Seuss
Cause when a guy does something stupid once, well that’s because he’s a guy. But if he does the same stupid thing twice, that’s usually to impress some girl.

Cause when a guy does something stupid once, well that’s because he’s a guy. But if he does the same stupid thing twice, that’s usually to impress some girl.

Dr. Seuss
You'll be on your way up!
You'll be seeing great sights!
You'll join the high fliers
who soar to high heights.

You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights! You'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.

Dr. Seuss
Today is your day, your mountain is waiting. So get on your way.

Today is your day, your mountain is waiting. So get on your way.

Dr. Seuss
My alphabet starts with this letter called yuzz. It s the letter I use to spell yuzz a ma tuzz. You ll be sort of surprised what there is to be found once you go beyond Z and start poking around

My alphabet starts with this letter called yuzz. It s the letter I use to spell yuzz a ma tuzz. You ll be sort of surprised what there is to be found once you go beyond Z and start poking around

Dr. Seuss
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

Dr. Seuss
You can find magic
wherever you look.
Sit back and relax,
all you need is a book.

You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.

Dr. Seuss
I meant what I said and I said what I meant.

I meant what I said and I said what I meant.

Dr. Seuss
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.

With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.

Dr. Seuss
I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.

I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.

Dr. Seuss
You have to be a speedy reader because there’s so so much to read.

You have to be a speedy reader because there’s so so much to read.

Dr. Seuss
You are you that is truer than true

You are you that is truer than true

Dr. Seuss
It is better to know how to learn than to know.

It is better to know how to learn than to know.

Dr. Seuss
It all began with a shoe on the wall. A shoe on the wall shouldn't be there at all.

It all began with a shoe on the wall. A shoe on the wall shouldn't be there at all.

Dr. Seuss
Oh, the thinks you can think!

Oh, the thinks you can think!

Dr. Seuss
If you want to catch beasts you don't see every day,
You have to go places quite out of the way,
You have to go places no others can get to.
You have to get cold and you have too get wet, too.

If you want to catch beasts you don't see every day, You have to go places quite out of the way, You have to go places no others can get to. You have to get cold and you have too get wet, too.

Dr. Seuss
I can read in red.
I can read in blue.
I can read in pickle color too.

I can read in red. I can read in blue. I can read in pickle color too.

Dr. Seuss
Everything stinks till it’s finished.

Everything stinks till it’s finished.

Dr. Seuss
It is fun to have fun but you have to know how.

It is fun to have fun but you have to know how.

Dr. Seuss
The Lorax: Which way does a tree fall? 
The Once-ler: Uh, down? 
The Lorax: A tree falls the way it leans. Be careful which way you lean.

The Lorax: Which way does a tree fall? The Once-ler: Uh, down? The Lorax: A tree falls the way it leans. Be careful which way you lean.

Dr. Seuss
Try them, try them, and you may! Try them and you may, I say.

Try them, try them, and you may! Try them and you may, I say.

Dr. Seuss
One fish Two fish Red fish Blue fish!

One fish Two fish Red fish Blue fish!

Dr. Seuss
This is not good. This is not right. My feet stick out of bed all night. And when I pull them in, oh dear! My head sticks out of bed out here!

This is not good. This is not right. My feet stick out of bed all night. And when I pull them in, oh dear! My head sticks out of bed out here!

Dr. Seuss
Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks.

Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks.

Dr. Seuss
Fame you'll be famous, as famous as can be, with everyone watching you win on TV, Except when they don't because sometimes they won't..

Fame you'll be famous, as famous as can be, with everyone watching you win on TV, Except when they don't because sometimes they won't..

Dr. Seuss
When you're in a Slump,
you're not in for much fun.
Un-slumping yourself
is not easily done.

When you're in a Slump, you're not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.

Dr. Seuss
Thank goodness for all the things you are not, thank goodness you're not something someone forgot, and left all alone in some punkerish place, like a rusty tin coat hanger hanging in space.

Thank goodness for all the things you are not, thank goodness you're not something someone forgot, and left all alone in some punkerish place, like a rusty tin coat hanger hanging in space.

Dr. Seuss
My trouble was I had a mind but I couldn't make it up!

My trouble was I had a mind but I couldn't make it up!

Dr. Seuss
Horton, the kangaroo has sent Vlad!'
Vlad? I know two Vlads. One is a cute little bunny that brings me cookies. The other is bad Vlad. Which Vlad?'
Which one do you think?'
Bad Vlad?'
Good call.

Horton, the kangaroo has sent Vlad!' Vlad? I know two Vlads. One is a cute little bunny that brings me cookies. The other is bad Vlad. Which Vlad?' Which one do you think?' Bad Vlad?' Good call.

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You ought to be thankful a hole heaping lot, for The places and people you're lucky you're not!

You ought to be thankful a hole heaping lot, for The places and people you're lucky you're not!

Dr. Seuss
I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.

I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.

Dr. Seuss
Big Z, little Z, what begins with Z? I do.
I'm a zizzer zazzer zuzz, as you can plainly see.

Big Z, little Z, what begins with Z? I do. I'm a zizzer zazzer zuzz, as you can plainly see.

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Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. Oh! The places you'll go!

Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. Oh! The places you'll go!

Dr. Seuss
My shoe is off. My foot is cold. I have a bird I like to hold.

My shoe is off. My foot is cold. I have a bird I like to hold.

Dr. Seuss
Day
Play
We play all day.
Night
Fight
We fight all night.

Day Play We play all day. Night Fight We fight all night.

Dr. Seuss
For a host, above all, must be kind to his guests.

For a host, above all, must be kind to his guests.

Dr. Seuss
So...
be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,
you're off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So...get on your way!

So... be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea, you're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So...get on your way!

Dr. Seuss