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21 " From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere! "
― Dr. Seuss , One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
22 " When beetles fight these battles in a bottle with their paddles and the bottle's on a poodle and the poodle's eating noodles......they call this a muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle. "
― Dr. Seuss , Fox in Socks
23 " Look at me!Look at me!Look at me NOW!It is fun to have funBut you have to know how. "
― Dr. Seuss , The Cat in the Hat (The Cat in the Hat, #1)
24 " It has often been saidthere’s so much to be read,you never can cramall those words in your head.So the writer who breedsmore words than he needsis making a chorefor the reader who reads.That's why my belief isthe briefer the brief is,the greater the sighof the reader's relief is.And that's why your bookshave such power and strength.You publish with shorth!(Shorth is better than length.) "
― Dr. Seuss
25 " I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. "
26 " I box in yellow Gox box socks. "
27 " When you're in a Slump,you're not in for much fun.Un-slumping yourselfis not easily done. "
― Dr. Seuss , Oh, the Places You'll Go!
28 " And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed! "
29 " Congratulations!Today is your dayYou're off to great placesYou're off and awayYou've got brains in your headYou've got feet in your shoesYou can steer yourself anyDirection you chooseYou're on your ownAnd you know what you knowAnd you are the guyWho'll decide where you goOut there things can happenAnd frequently doTo people as brainyAnd footsy as youAnd will you succeed?Yes you will indeed!(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed)You're off to great placesToday is your dayYour mountain is waitingGo, get on your way! "
30 " How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon? "
31 " Be awesome! Be a book nut! "
32 " Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks. "
33 " And the turtles, of course...all the turtles are free, as turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be. "
― Dr. Seuss , Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
34 " The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. "
― Dr. Seuss , I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!
35 " When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED. "
36 " I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. "
37 " The people that mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind. "
38 " You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child. "
39 " Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!There are points to be scored. There are games to be won.And the magical things you can do with that ballwill make you the winning-est winner of all.Fame! You'll be as famous as famous can be,with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.Except when they don'tBecause, sometimes they won't.I'm afraid that some timesyou'll play lonely games too.Games you can't win'cause you'll play against you. "
40 " Children's reading and children's thinking are the rock-bottom base upon which this country will rise. Or not rise. In these days of tension and confusion, writers are beginning to realize that books for children have a greater potential for good or evil than any other form of literature on earth. "