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Walt Disney was able to craft many unforgettable animated films during his lifetime- films that touched the hearts of millions and allowed many kids (and adults) to gain an understanding of good morality and actions. Aside from the great stories, wonderful visuals and memorable characters, Walt was also able to leave with us a ton of unforgettable and meaningful quotes that have stood the test of time and have become a source of inspiration to millions. Presented in today’s Walt Disney blog update are memorable and inspirational quotes from some of Walt Disney’s most beloved animated classics. Enjoy!

“No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true.” – Cinderella, Cinderella

“If you don’t think, then you shouldn’t talk.”  – March Hare,  Alice in Wonderland

“A lie keeps growing and growing until it’s as plain as the nose on your face.” – The Blue Fairy, Pinocchio

“Always let your conscience be your guide.” – Pinocchio, Pinocchio

“So this is love, So this is what makes life divine.” – Cinderella, Cinderella

“Even miracles take a little time.” – Fairy Godmother, Cinderella

“All it takes is faith and trust.” – Peter Pan, Peter Pan

“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all!” – Thumper, Bambi

“I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it.” – Alice, Alice in Wonderland

“The very things that held you down are going to carry you up and up and up!” – Timothy Q. Mouse, Dumbo

“Nothing’s Impossible.” – Doorknob, Alice in Wonderland

“They say if you dream a thing more than once, it’s sure to come true.” – Briar Rose, Sleeping Beauty

“What do you do when things go wrong? Oh! You sing a song!” – Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

“Cute little fellow.  Good piece of wood, too!” –  Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio

“There’s a great big hunk of world down there with no fences around it.  Where two dogs can find adventure and excitement.  And beyond those distant hills, who knows what wonderful experiences.  And it’s all ours for the taking, Pidge.  All ours.” – Tramp, Lady and the Tramp

“Yes. Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime. For example: You’re walking along, minding your own business. You’re looking neither to the left, nor to the right, when all of a sudden you run smack into a pretty face. Woo-woo! You begin to get weak in the knees. Your head’s in a whirl. And then you feel light as a feather, and before you know it, you’re walking on air. And then you know what? You’re knocked for a loop, and you completely lose your head!” – Friend Owl, Bambi

“You all oughta be ashamed of yourselves. A bunch of big guys like you, pickin’ on a poor little orphan like him. Suppose you was torn away from your mother when you was just a baby. Nobody to tuck you in at nights. No warm, soft, caressin’ trunk to snuggle inta. How would you like being left out alone, in a cold, cruel, heartless woild? And why? I ask ya, why? Just because he’s got those big ears, they call him a freak. The laughing stock of the coicus. And when his mother tried to protect him, they threw her into the clink. And on top of that, they made him a clown! Socially he’s washed up! Aw, but what’s the use of talkin’ to you cold-hearted boids? Go ahead! Have your fun! Laugh at him! Kick him now that he’s down! Go on! We don’t care.” – Timothy Q. Mouse, Dumbo

 

 

Released on February 7, 1940, Pinocchio was Walt Disney’s second Full Length Animated Feature film behind Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. With the success of Snow White, Walt wanted to do a story that would again appeal to a wide range of people and tell a great moral story while maintaining that now familiar Disney flair for entertainment. The plot of the film involves a humble toy maker named Geppetto who carves a wooden puppet he names Pinocchio. One evening, Geppetto wishes upon a star that Pinocchio can be made into a real boy as it has been Geppetto’s lifelong dream to have a child of his own. That same evening, after Geppetto is fast asleep, his house is visited by the blue fairy, who brings Pinocchio to life and tells him he can become a real boy if he proves himself “brave, truthful, and unselfish”.

Though Pinocchio was slow  to reach financial success, the film was heralded as one of Walt Disney’s crowning achievements critically. In fact, the song When You Wish Upon A Star became so popular, the Walt Disney Company later used it as their company anthem. Pinocchio is a great piece of American Animation and over time has been recognized as among the best Walt Disney delivered during his lifetime. Enjoy these quotes from Walt Disney’s animated classic!

“A boy who won’t be good might just as well be made of wood.”

“I’d rather be smart than be an actor.”

“I should’ve listened to you, Jiminy.”

“I can move! I can talk! I can walk!”

“Hi-diddle-dee-dee, an actor’s life for me!”

“When he lies his niose gets big.”

“A lie keeps growing and growing until it’s as clear as the nose on your face.”

“Now, remember, Pinocchio, be a good boy. And always let your conscience be your guide.”

“Pretty, huh? I’ll bet a lot of you folks don’t believe that, about a wish coming true, do you? Well, I didn’t, either. Of course, I’m just a cricket singing my way from hearth to hearth, but let me tell you what made me change my mind.”

“What does an actor want with a conscience, anyway?”

“Go ahead. Make a fool of yourself, and maybe you’ll listen to your conscience.”

“Pinocchio! So this is where I find you? How do you ever expect to be a real boy? Look at yourself, smoking! Playing pool! You’re coming right home with me this minute!”

“Yep, temptations. They’re the wrong things that seem right at the time, but, uh… even though the right things may seem wrong sometimes, or sometimes the wrong things,[chuckles] may be right at the wrong time, or visa versa”

“Good-bye? I may be live bait down there, but I’m with ya!”

“But this Monstro, I’ve heard of him; he’s a whale of a whale!”

“Now, you see, the world is full of temptations.”

” Oh, buck up, son. It could be worse. Be cheerful”

“Pinocchio! There’s something phony about all this. I’ve got to get him outta here.”

In today’s Walt Disney blog update, we present our top 10 favorite quotes from Walt Disney we feel are truly words to live by. No matter your station in life, these quotes will help guide you along and steer you toward the success you’ve always dreamt of. Enjoy!

 

“I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn’t know how to get along without it.”

 

“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.”

 

 

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”

 

 

“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”

 

 

 

“What ever you do, do it well. Do it so well that when people see you do it they will want to come back and see you do it again and they will want to bring others and show them how well you do what you do.”

 

 

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”

 

 

“Laughter is America’s most important export.”

 

 

“A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it, or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive.”

 

 

“Courage is the main quality of leadership, in my opinion, no matter where it is exercised. Usually it implies some risk, especially in new undertakings. Courage to initiate something and to keep it going– pioneering and an adventurous spirit to blaze new ways often in our land of opportunity.”

 

 

“All you’ve got to do is own up to your ignorance honestly, and you’ll find people who are eager to fill your head with information.”

 

 

“Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever.”

 

 

Released in 1951, Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland has become a huge fan favorite over the years spawning theme park attractions, television series’ and even a live action motion picture. Walt Disney loved the Lewis Carroll books, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass, and knew that the fantastical world of Wonderland would lend itself perfectly to animation. Premiering on July 26, 1951 in both London and New York, Alice in Wonderland was received well and immediately audiences fell in love with the picture’s star Alice, beautifully voiced by the great Kathryn Beaumont, and the very funny Mad Hatter, voiced by Disney legend Ed Wynn. In honor of Alice’s 62nd birthday, we present a collection of great quotes from the Lewis Carroll novels that inspired the Disney Classic film. Enjoy!

“I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.”

“Begin at the beginning,” the King said, very gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”

“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”

“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked.
“Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”
“How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice.
“You must be,” said the Cat, or you wouldn’t have come here.”

“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.”
“I don’t much care where –”
“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go.”

“Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle.”

“You used to be much more…’muchier.’ You’ve lost your muchness.”

Mad Hatter: “Why is a raven like a writing-desk?”
“Have you guessed the riddle yet?”the Hatter said, turning to Alice again.
“No, I give it up,” Alice replied: “What’s the answer?”
“I haven’t the slightest idea,” said the Hatter

“I don’t think…” “then you shouldn’t talk,” said the Hatter.

“If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does.”

“Alice came to a fork in the road. ‘Which road do I take?’ she asked.
‘Where do you want to go?’ responded the Cheshire Cat.
‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered.
‘Then,’ said the Cat, ‘it doesn’t matter.”

“Take some more tea,” the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.
“I’ve had nothing yet,” Alice replied in an offended tone, “so I can’t take more.”
“You mean you can’t take less,” said the Hatter: “it’s very easy to take more than nothing.”
“Nobody asked your opinion,” said Alice.”

“You would have to be half mad to dream me up.”

“We’re all mad here.”

“I’m afraid I can’t explain myself, sir. Because I am not myself, you see?”

“And what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversation?”

“Off with their heads!”

“I wonder if I’ve been changed in the night. Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I’m not the same, the next question is ‘Who in the world am I?’ Ah, that’s the great puzzle!”

“Have I gone mad?”
“I’m afraid so, but let me tell you something, the best people usually are.”

“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that.”

“Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?
The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.
Alice: I don’t much care where.
The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go.
Alice: …So long as I get somewhere.
The Cheshire Cat: Oh, you’re sure to do that, if only you walk long enough.”

“The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday-but never jam today”
“It must come sometime to jam today,” Alice objected
“No it can’t said the Queen It’s jam every other day. Today isn’t any other day, you know”

“Either it brings tears to their eyes, or else -”
“Or else what?” said Alice, for the Knight had made a sudden pause.
“Or else it doesn’t, you know.”

Released to theaters in the winter of ’53, Walt Disney’s animated feature Peter Pan was a long shelved passion project for Walt and the Disney Studio. Among the top contenders for his very first animated feature (which ultimately went to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), the story of Peter Pan was one that always fascinated Mr. Disney and finally he was able to bring his vision to the screen in February of 1953. The original story by author J.M. Barrie contains many wonderful, sweeping images and a great deal of memorable dialogue and quotes. Presented in today’s Walt Disney blog update, we gather our favorite quotes from the J.M. Barrie original play that served as inspiration to Walt Disney’s animated film. Enjoy!

 

“To die would be an awfully big adventure.”

 

“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.”

 

“Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.”

 

“Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough. You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.”

“When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.”

 

“Second star to the right and straight on ’til morning. ”

 

“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.”

 

“All children, except one, grow up.”

“Fairies have to be one thing or the other, because being so small they unfortunately have room for one feeling only at a time.”

 

“You need not be sorry for her. She was one of the kind that likes to grow up. In the end she grew up of her own free will a day quicker than the other girls.”

 

“There could not have been a lovelier sight; but there was none to see it except a little boy who was staring in at the window. He had ecstasies innumerable that other children can never know; but he was looking through the window at the one joy from which he must be for ever barred.”

“Stars are beautiful, but they may not take part in anything, they must just look on forever.”

 

“If you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing.”

 

“All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother. I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, ‘Oh, why can’t you remain like this for ever!’ This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up. You always know after you are two. Two is the beginning of the end.”

 

“If you shut your eyes and are a lucky one, you may see at times a shapeless pool of lovely pale colors suspended in the darkness; then if you squeeze your eyes tighter, the pool begins to take shape, and the colors become so vivid that with another squeeze they must go on fire.”

 

“Can anything harm us, mother, after the night-lights are lit?”
“Nothing, precious,” she said; “they are the eyes a mother leaves behind her to guard her children.”

 

“For long the two enemies looked at one another, Hook shuddering slightly, and Peter with the strange smile upon his face.
“So, Pan,” said Hook at last, “this is all your doing.”
“Ay, James Hook,” came the stern answer, “it is all my doing.”
“Proud and insolent youth,” said Hook, “prepare to meet thy doom.”
“Dark and sinister man,“For long the two enemies looked at one another, Hook shuddering slightly, and Peter with the strange smile upon his face.
“Dark and sinister man,” Peter answered, “have at thee.”

“..children know such a lot now, they soon don’t believe in fairies, and every time a child says, ‘I don’t believe in fairies,’ there is a fairy somewhere that falls down dead.”

 

“Stars are beautiful, but they may not take an active part in anything, they must just look on for ever. It is a punishment put on them for something they did so long ago that no star now knows what it was. So the older ones have become glassy-eyed and seldom speak (winking is the star language), but the little ones still wonder.”

 

“She was a lovely lady, with a romantic mind and such a sweet mocking mouth. Her romantic mind was like the tiny boxes, one within the other, that come from the puzzling East, however many you discover there is always one more; and her sweet mocking mouth had one kiss on it that Wendy could never get, though there it was, perfectly conspicuous in the right-hand corner.”

 

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