Dr. Seuss Quotes

Dr. Seuss is one of the most well-known names in children's literature. He published over 40 children's books, which were often characterized by his imaginative characters and frequent use of rhymed prose. Some of his best known works are The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Horton Hears a Who.

Memorable Rhymes

  • I do not like green eggs and./I do not like them Sam I Am.
  • We looked! And we saw him!/The Cat in the Hat!
  • And today the Great Yertle, that Marvelous he/Is King of the Mud. That is all he can see.
  • Today you are You, that is truer than true./There is no one alive who is Youer than You.

Dr. Seuss Book Quotes

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  • "Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store."

  • "Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!"

Green Eggs and Ham

  • I would not like them here or there.

  • I would not like them anywhere.

  • I do not like green eggs and ham.

  • I do not like them Sam I Am.

The Lorax

  • Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,

  • nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

  • I'm sorry to say so

  • But, sadly it's true

  • That bang-ups and hang-ups

  • Can happen to you.

  • Let’s be sure when we step.

  • Step with care and great tact

  • And remember that Life’s a great balancing act.

Horton Hears a Who!

  • A person’s a person, no matter how small.

Horton Hatches the Egg

  • I meant what I said,

  • and I said what I meant

  • An elephant's faithful,

  • One hundred percent.

The Cat in the Hat

  • We looked! Then we saw him

  • Step in on the mat!

  • We looked! And we saw him!

  • The Cat in the Hat!

Dr. Seuss Personal Quotes

  • The Quotations Page: Dr. Seuss Quotes
    • "Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them."
    • "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."
    • "Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."
    • "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
    • "Fun is good."
    • "I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells."
    • "If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn't show up."
    • "You are the guy who'll decide where to go."
    • "You make 'em, I amuse 'em."

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