Chartacter Quotes

A generous heart,

kind speech,

and a life of service and compassion are

the things which renew humanity.

Truth is stranger than fiction,

but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities;

Truth isn't.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

People will not look forward to posterity

who never look backward to their ancestors.

Every once in a while, I get mad.

'The Lorax' came out of my being angry.

The ecology books I'd read were dull...

In 'The Lorax,' I was out to attack

what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might.

Every challenge is an opportunity to grow.

We owe them a debt we can never repay.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

Follow your instincts.

That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?

Things do not happen.

Things are made to happen.

Whoever is happy will make others happy too.

No individual has any right to come into the world

and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct

and legitimate reasons for having passed through it.

The weak can never forgive.

Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Pride goes before destruction,

and a haughty spirit before a fall.

You're lucky to even be here.

If there is no struggle,

there is no progress.

A great leader does not follow trends but creates them.

Every morning we are born again.

What we do today is what matters most.