About Dr. Seuss

Pen name of Theodor Geisel, beloved American author of children's books. (1904-1991)

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More from Dr. Seuss

• UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.The Lorax (1971)
• The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places you'll go.I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! (1978)
• You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.Oh, the Places You'll Go! (1990)
• You're off to great places. Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way.Oh, the Places You'll Go! (1990)
• I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent.Horton Hatches the Egg (1940)
• You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.Interview, The New York Times (May 21, 1986)

More quotes on kindness and giving

• If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.Emily Dickinson
• No one has ever become poor by giving.Anne Frank
• How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before beginning to improve the world!Anne Frank
• In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.Anne Frank
• No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for any one else.Charles Dickens
• Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.Charles Dickens

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