"It is a curious thing that the more the world shrinks because of electronic communications, the more limitless becomes the province of the storytelling entertainer."
Walt Disney
Animator, Film Producer
Walt Disney was a pioneering animator and filmmaker, known for creating iconic characters and founding Disneyland, revolutionizing family entertainment.
- Born
- December 5, 1901
- Died
- December 15, 1966
- Quotes
- 395
- Rank
- #295
Quote collection
Walt Disney quotes (page 7 of 20)
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"The idea of Disneyland is a simple one. It will be a place for people to find happiness and knowledge."
"Disneyland would be a world of Americans, past and present, seen through the eyes of my imagination--a place of warmth and nostalgia, of illusion and color and delight."
"To be successful you must be unique, you must be so different that if people want what you have, they must come to you to get it."
"Fantasy and reality often overlap."
"Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it's done right."
"I try to build a full personality for each of our cartoon characters - to make them personalities."
"Whatever we accomplish is due to the combined effort."
"Ideas come from curiosity."
"It's a mistake not to give people a chance to learn to depend on themselves while they are young."
"Whenever I go on a ride, I'm always thinking of what's wrong with the thing and how it can be improved."
"The difference in winning & losing is most often, not quitting."
"The most important thing is family."
"There is no magic in magic, it's all in the details."
"If I haven't thought about six impossible things before breakfast, I consider the day wasted."
"nothing is impossible"
"Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true."
"We don't make movies to make money, we make money to make more movies."
"I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it."
"Togetherness, for me, means teamwork. In my business of motion pictures and television entertainment, many minds and skillful hands must collaborate...T he work seeks to comprehend the spiritual and material needs and yearnings of gregarious humanity. It makes us reflect how completely dependent we are upon one another in our social and commercial life."