21 Walt Disney Quotes That Will Change You

Walt Disney (source: D23.com)
Walt Disney (source: D23.com)

Walt Disney had many quotes to live by. After all, he was a man of great imagination and timeless fun! Though many see Disney as a company for young kids, it couldn’t be further from the truth. Walt aimed for the child in all of us, inspiring people to see the world through the eyes of their younger, less-jaded selves. He wanted us all to dream the impossible and make it real. Disneyland, his ultimate achievement, does that to this day. It’s a place of real magic, wonder, laughter, and the ultimate return to childhood. To celebrate Walt Disney’s legacy, we’re sharing 21 of his best quotes to inspire wonder and magic in your everyday life.

Walt Disney in Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room, 1963 (source: D23.com)
Walt Disney in Disneyland’s Enchanted Tiki Room, 1963 (source: D23.com)
  • “Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right.”
  • “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”
  • “When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.”
  • “First, think. Second, dream. Third, believe. And finally, dare.”
  • “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
  • “Laughter is America’s most important export.”
Walt Disney (source: D23.com)
Walt Disney (source: D23.com)
  • “Fantasy and reality often overlap.”
  • “If you can dream, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started by a mouse.”
  • “Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.”
  • “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
  • “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”
  • “When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.”
  • “That’s the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up.” 
  • “Our heritage and ideals, our code and standards—the things we live by and teach our children—are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange ideas and feelings.”
Walt Disney with Pinocchio drawings (source: D23.com)
Walt Disney with Pinocchio drawings (source: D23.com)
  • “Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children.”
  • “The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.”
  • “The worst of us is not without innocence, although buried deeply it might be.”
  • “Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, then worrying won’t make it any better.”
  • “Never get bored or cynical. Yesterday is a thing of the past.
  • “The era we are living in today is a dream of coming true.”
  • “Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever.”

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