“ Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood. Walt Disney
“ I don't like formal gardens. I like wild nature. It's just the wilderness instinct in me, I guess. Walt Disney
“ I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Walt Disney
“ Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world. Walt Disney
“ 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. Walt Disney
“ I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse. Walt Disney
“ I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous. Walt Disney
“ Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language. Walt Disney
“ All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of fantasy and fable. Walt Disney
“ Mickey Mouse 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 disa… Walt Disney
“ All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you… Walt Disney
“ I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life... it's money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true. Walt Disney
“ I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained. Walt Disney
“ Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation. Walt Disney
“ We believed in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have fun- together. Walt Disney
