A life with love will have some thorns, but a life without love will have no roses. To the world, you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.

You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.

I meant no harm I most truly did not, but I had to grow bigger so bigger I got. I biggered my factory, I biggered my roads, I biggered the wagons, I biggered the loads, of the Thneeds I shipped out I was shipping them forth from the South, to the East, to the West. To the North, I went right on biggering selling more thneeds. And I biggered my money which everyone needs.

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

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

My uncle ordered popovers from the restaurant's bill of fare. And, when they were served, he regarded them with a penetrating stare. Then he spoke great words of wisdom as he sat there on that chair: "To eat these things," said my uncle, "You must exercise great care. You may swallow down what's solid, but you must spit out the air!" And as you partake of the world's bill of fare, that's darned good advice to follow. Do a lot of spitting out the hot air. And be careful what you swallow.