Quotes by Walt Disney

"I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment."

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"Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money."

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"A man should never neglect his family for business."

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"We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public."

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

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"Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation."

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

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

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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."

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

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

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

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"I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse."

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

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

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"Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end."

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"If you can dream it, you can do it."

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

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

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"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."

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

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

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

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"You can't just let nature run wild."

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