It's no secret that we were sticking just about every nickel we had on the chance that people would really be interested in something totally new and unique in the field of entertainment.

Perhaps Bach and Beethoven are strange bedfellows for Mickey Mouse, but it's all been a lot of fun.

[Mickey Mouse] He popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner.

Fear too often spells failure.

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

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.

Frying pans! Who knew, right?