Walt Disney Quotes

We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

Cartoon animation offers a medium of storytelling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world

The era we are living in today is a dream come true

Adults are only kids grown up, anyway

To me it’s always a job unfinished, always something to be done

If you can dream it, you can do it.

Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood

There is great comfort and inspiration in the feeling of close human relationships and its bearing on our mutual fortunes—a powerful force, to overcome the 'tough breaks' which are certain to come to most of us from time to time

I believe firmly in the efficacy of religion, in its powerful influence on the human mind and its beneficial effect on the character of men

Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future

All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me

I don’t want the public to see the world they live in while they’re in the Park. I want them to feel they’re in another world

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

The worst of us is not without innocence, although buried deeply it might be

The difference in winning and losing is most often not quitting

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.

Sometimes we wonder if we’re all going crazy. Well, maybe life is crazy and creative people are the sanest of all

The fun is in always building something. After you have built it, it’s not fun any longer, you see. But by that time, you’ve got another project going, so it’s all right

I have never been interested in personal gain or profit. This business and this studio have been my entire life

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

A man should never neglect his family for business

Every child is born blessed with a vivid imagination

I try to build a full personality for each of our cartoon characters – to make them personalities.

Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children

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

A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it

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

Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language

Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.

The more you are like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique

Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive

When I was a kid, I saw a movie, and I knew right then what I wanted to do: to be part of that world

I would rather have a blank sheet to start with. I would rather take the risk of trying to do something new than be forced into following a formula

Our 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

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

When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it’s because he’s so human; and that is the secret of his popularity

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 thing that keeps you going

I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other motion picture company

Laughter is America’s most important export

I'm not interested in making a picture unless I feel I can do it better than anyone else could

Money is something I understand only vaguely, and think about only when I don’t have enough of it

When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it’s because he’s so human; and that is the secret of his popularity

Animation can be whatever the mind of man conceives

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

It's a mistake not to give people a chance to learn to depend on themselves while they are young

I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing—that it was all started by a mouse.

The important thing is not the triumph, but the struggle

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

I would rather have a blank sheet to start with. I would rather take the risk of trying to do something new than be forced into following a formula

You reach a point where you don’t work for money

Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood

I believe in being an innovator

The important thing is the family

I have long felt that the way to keep children out of trouble is to keep them interested in things

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter

That’s the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up.

I have watched the development of television with great interest because I believe it can be an effective teaching tool

A good story can take you on a fantastic journey

Laughter is no enemy to learning

Crowded classrooms and half-day sessions are a tragic waste of our greatest national resource—the minds of our children

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

The greatest moments in life are not concerned with selfish achievements but rather with the things we do for the people we love and esteem

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island

I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained

I started, actually, to make my first animated cartoon in 1920

I do not make films for children. I make films for the child in all of us, whether we be six or sixty

The important thing is the family; if you can keep the family together—and that's the backbone of our whole business, catering to families—that's what we hope to do

When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do

I resent the limitations of my own imagination

To succeed, work hard, never give up and above all, cherish a magnificent obsession

The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all

Our movies are made to entertain, and if at the same time they teach people a lesson or give them a better outlook on life, so much the better

I do not make films primarily for children. I make them for the child in all of us, whether we be six or sixty

Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children

When I started on Disneyland, my wife used to say, 'But why do you want to build an amusement park?' I answered, 'It’s not an amusement park. It’s something else.'

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

Happiness is a state of mind. It's just according to the way you look at things

First, think. Second, believe. Third, dream. And finally, dare.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing

Everyone falls down. Getting back up is how you learn how to walk

I have learned from the animal world, and what everyone will learn who studies it is a renewed sense of kinship with the earth and all its inhabitants

To the youngsters of today, I say believe in the future; the world is getting better; there still is plenty of opportunity

Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn’t know how to get along without it

Fantasy and reality often overlap

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

To captivate the imagination of a child is no small feat, for in that imagination lies the key to the future

After the rain, the sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be here

I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained

When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.

You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.

The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.

I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained

When values are clear, decisions are easy

When I was a kid, I always had a dream: to do something creative, something imaginative, and most of all, something fun

Whatever you do, do it well

You can’t just let nature run wild

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn’t know how to get along without it

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island

The era we are living in today is a dream come true.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter

Everyone needs deadlines

Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever.

Courage is the main quality that is required of a man

You reach a point where you don’t work for money