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Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, was an American author and illustrator best known for his beloved children's books. He was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He published over 60 books during his career, many of which have become classics, such as "The Cat in the Hat," "Green Eggs and Ham," and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" His works are characterized by imaginative characters, playful rhymes, and anapestic meter. Dr. Seuss's books have sold over 600 million copies and have been translated into more than 20 languages. He passed away on September 24, 1991. His legacy continues to inspire children and adults alike.

quote icon I know up on top you are seeing great sights, But down here on the bottom, We too should have rights.

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quote icon Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age.

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quote icon Humor has a tremendous place in this sordid world. It's more than just a matter of laughing. If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.

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quote icon You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.

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quote icon A person's a person, no matter how small.

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quote icon We've GOT to make noises in greater amounts! So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!

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quote icon I'm telling you this 'cause you're one of my friends. My alphabet starts where your alphabet ends!

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quote icon It's high time you were shown That you really don't know All there is to be known.

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quote icon Maybe Christmas..., he thought, "...Doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!

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quote icon And they were all happy. Quite happy indeed. They were… until Yertle, the spoiled, selfish, and unkind king of them all, Decided the kingdom he ruled was too small. “I’m ruler”, said Yertle furiously, “of all that I see. But I don’t see enough. That’s the trouble with me.

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quote icon I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.

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quote icon I am the Lorax who speaks for the trees, Which you seem to be chopping as fast as you please!

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quote icon Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

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quote icon Plant a new Truffula. Treat it with care. Give it clean water. And feed it fresh air. Grow a forest. Protect it from axes that hack.

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quote icon Now all that was left 'neath the bad-smelling sky was my big empty factory...the Lorax...and I. The Lorax said nothing. Just gave me a glance, just gave me a very sad, sad backward glance, as he lifted himself by the seat of his pants. And I'll never forget the grim look on his face when he heisted himself and took leave of this place, through a hole in the smog, without leaving a trace. And all that the Lorax left here in this mess was a small pile of rocks with the one word: UNLESS. Whatever that meant . . . well, I just couldn't guess.

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quote icon You oughta be thankful, a whole heaping lot, For the places and people you're lucky you're not!

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quote icon You're a fortunate guy. And you ought to be shouting, "How lucky am I!"

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quote icon Thank goodness for all the things you are not! Thank goodness you're not something someone forgot, and left all alone in some punkerish place like a rusty tin coat hanger hanging in space.

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quote icon The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places you'll go.

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quote icon You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. With your head full of brains, and your shoes full of feet, You're too smart to go down any not-so-good-street.

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quote icon You're off to great places. Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way.

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quote icon Adults are just obsolete children...

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quote icon When at last we are sure You've been properly pilled, Then a few paper forms Must be properly filled So that you and your heirs May be properly billed.

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quote icon And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?

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quote icon From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.

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quote icon If you never did You should. These things are fun. and Fun is good.

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quote icon This is called teamwork. I furnish the brains. You furnish the muscles, the aches and the pains. I'll pick the best roads, tell you just where to go...

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quote icon You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because the reality is finally better than your dreams.

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quote icon Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

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quote icon “I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”

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quote icon The main problem with writing in verse is, if your fourth line doesn't come out right, you've got to throw four lines away and figure out a whole new way to attack the problem. So the mortality rate is terrific.

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quote icon Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.

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quote icon Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.

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quote icon Sometimes, when I see my granddaughters make small discoveries of their own, I wish I were a child.

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quote icon I start drawing, and eventually the characters involve themselves in a situation. Then in the end, I go back and try to cut out most of the preachments.

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quote icon Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get the chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.

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quote icon Every once in a while, I get mad. 'The Lorax' came out of my being angry. The ecology books I'd read were dull... In 'The Lorax,' I was out to attack what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might.

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quote icon You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.

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quote icon 'The Lorax' book was intended to be propaganda.

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quote icon You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.

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quote icon How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?

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