“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.”
Communication
“Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.”
MoviesAll Quotes by Walt Disney
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
Motivational“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.”
Famous“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.”
Knowledge“I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.”
Funny“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 disaster seemed right around the corner.”
Business“You reach a point where you don't work for money.”
Money“Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.”
Movies“We believed in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have fun- together.”
Family“I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment.”
Art“You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.”
Design“I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.”
Life“A man should never neglect his family for business.”
Business“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.”
Education“I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.”
Life“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.”
Dreams“I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.”
Hope“Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money.”
Business“You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”
Best“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”
Courage