I was reminded of the joy of the words of Dr. Seuss the other morning, when my teen daughter came downstairs wearing a t-shirt with one of his quotes.  It’s been too many days now, I couldn’t tell you the quote without asking her to produce the shirt for me to read.

When my children were young, I read Doctor Seuss books to them all the time.  Over and over, as children love the repetition.  I’m certain I enjoyed the words and the experience of reading as much as my kids did, as the author was positive, witty, and inspiring.  Valuable words for both young and old.

Let me share some of his good words:

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”

“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”

“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who’ll decide where to go.”

“And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed!”

“If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good”

“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.” (one of my favorites)

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Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
– Nikita Khrushchev

Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
– Rudyard Kipling

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.
– Will Rogers

It’s so much easier to suggest solutions when you don’t know too much about the problem.
– Malcom Forbes

Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose.
– Andy Rooney

One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.
– Kurt Vonnegut

“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.”
– Albert Einstein

“It is well that war is so terrible – otherwise we would grow too fond of it.”
– General Robert E. Lee

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
– George Orwell

“Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place.”
– Billy Crystal