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Theodor Seuss Geisel: Citáty anglicky
“It's not about what it is, it's about what it can become.”
Varianta: It doesn't matter what it is. What matters is what it will become.
Zdroj: The Lorax
“Things may happen and often do to people as brainy and footsy as you”
Zdroj: Oh, The Places You'll Go!
“And this mess is so big
And so deep and so tall,
We cannot pick it up.
There is no way at all!”
Zdroj: The Cat in the Hat
As quoted in "Author Isn't Just a Cat in the Hat" by Miles Corwin in The Los Angeles Times (27 November 1983); also in Dr. Seuss: American Icon (2004) by Philip Nel, p. 38
Kontext: Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age. Humor has a tremendous place in this sordid world. It's more than just a matter of laughing. If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.
“In the places I go there are things that I see
That I never could spell if I stopped with the Z.”
On Beyond Zebra! (1955)
Kontext: In the places I go there are things that I see
That I never could spell if I stopped with the Z.
I'm telling you this 'cause you're one of my friends.
My alphabet starts where your alphabet ends!
“I meant what I said and I said what I meant.”
Zdroj: Horton Hatches the Egg
Zdroj: Oh, The Places You'll Go!
“Simple it's not, I'm afraid you will find, for a mind maker-upper to make up his mind”
Zdroj: Oh, The Places You'll Go!
“Oh the thinks you can think up if only you try!”
Varianta: Oh, the thinks you can think!
Zdroj: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
“I'm sorry to say so
but, sadly, it's true
that Bang-ups
and Hang-ups
can happen to you.”
Zdroj: Oh, The Places You'll Go!
“So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!”
Horton Hears a Who! (1954)
Zdroj: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Kontext: "This", cried the Mayor, "is your town's darkest hour!
The time for all Whos who have blood that is red
To come to the aid of their country!", he said.
"We've GOT to make noises in greater amounts!
So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!"
“you find magic wherever you look. sit back and relax. all you need is a book”
Varianta: You can find magic
wherever you look.
Sit back and relax,
all you need is a book.
Zdroj: The Cat in the Hat
Varianta: You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go.
Zdroj: Oh, The Places You'll Go!