Walt Disney is one of the most fascinating people in history. His work and life have inspired millions of people worldwide, and his legacy continues to live on today. Walt had been interested in drawing since he was a kid and would spend hours drawing on any piece of paper he could find. His parents encouraged him to draw as much as possible and allowed him to attend art classes to cultivate his talent.
A pioneer of the American animation industry and a popular showman, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. He had a dream of making something special, and he did it. He also ensured that it was something people could enjoy together as a family; that’s why his work stands the test of time. Disney’s animation studio was responsible for creating some of the most famous and beloved animated characters in history. From Mickey Mouse to Donald Duck, he marked the childhood of generations and produced some of the best animated movies, which became works of art. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won or received 26 Oscars from 59 nominations!
Despite his apparent bubbly personality, those who knew him said he was actually a quite shy, insecure, and lonely man, the perfect representation of a genius. But at the same time, he was a perfectionist. He wanted his work to be the best of the best. You can’t help but love Walt Disney because he loved what he gifted us. That’s why we want to pay homage to his work with a collection of the best quotes by Walt Disney!
#41
"Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, worrying won’t make it any better."
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#42
"The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting."
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#43
"Everyone falls down. Getting back up is how you learn how to walk."
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#44
"People often ask me if I know the secret of success and if I could tell others how to make their dreams come true. My answer is, you do it by working."
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#45
"Adults are interested if you don’t play down to the little 2 or 3 year old's or talk down. I don’t believe in talking down to children. I don’t believe in talking down to any certain segment. I like to kind of just talk in a general way to the audience. Children are always reaching."
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#46
"You’re dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway."
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#47
"Every child is born blessed with a vivid imagination. But just as a muscle grows flabby with disuse, so the bright imagination of a child pales in later years if he ceases to exercise it."
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#48
“Mickey Mouse to me is a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end.”
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#49
"When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it’s because he’s so human; and that is the secret of his popularity."
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#50
"I only hope that we don’t lose sight of one thing – that it was all started by a mouse."
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#51
"Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world."
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#52
"We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us."
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#53
“Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.”
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#54
“I believe in being an innovator.”
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#55
"When I was a kid, a book I read advised young artists to be themselves. That decided it for me. I was a corny kind of guy, so I went in for corn."
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#56
"I dream, I test my dreams against my beliefs, I dare to take risks, and I execute my vision to make those dreams come true."
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#57
“I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn’t know how to get along without it.”
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#58
"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."
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#59
"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."
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#60
“We share, to a large extent, one another’s fate. We help create those circumstances which favor or challenge us in meeting our objectives and realizing our dreams.”
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