We did it Disneyland, in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to thought it would be a financial disaster - closed and forgotten within the first year.

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

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

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

Women are the best judges of anything we turn out. Their taste is very important. They are the theatergoers; they are the ones who drag the men in. If the women like it, to heck with the men.

To some people, I am kind of a Merlin who takes lots of crazy chances, but rarely makes mistakes. I've made some bad ones, but fortunately, the successes have come along fast enough to cover up the mistakes. When you go to bat as many times as I do, and continually improve upon your mistakes, you're bound to get a good average.

Those who are clever, who have a brain, never understand anything.