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

• A person's a person, no matter how small.Horton Hears a Who! (1954)
• UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.The Lorax (1971)
• 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 learning and wisdom

• You should never try to be better than someone else, you should always be learning from others. But you should never cease trying to be the best you could be because that's under your control and the other isn't.John Wooden
• You can observe a lot by watching.Yogi Berra
• Research your own experience; absorb what is useful, reject what is useless and add what is essentially your own.Bruce Lee
• Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.Bruce Lee
• Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.Bruce Lee
• A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you don't want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be.Tom Landry

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