I have long felt that the way to keep children out of trouble is to keep them interested in things. Walt Disney More Quotes by Walt Disney More Quotes From Walt Disney I happen to be kind of an inquisitive guy and when I see things I don't like, I start thinking, why do they have to be like this and how can I improve them? Walt Disney be-kind guy thinking The era we are living in today is a dream of coming true. Walt Disney eras dream today Biggest problem? Well, I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life. MONEY. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true. From the very start it was a problem. Getting the money to open Disneyland. About seventeen million it took. And we had everything mortgaged including my personal insurance. Walt Disney wells problem dream A good ending is vital to a picture, the single most important element, because it is what the audience takes with them out of the theater. Walt Disney elements theater important There is nothing wrong with good schmaltz, nothing wrong with good heart... The critics think I'm kind of corny. Well, I am corny. As long as people respond to it, I'm okay. Walt Disney heart long thinking I don't pose as an authority on anything at all, I follow the opinions of the ordinary people I meet, and I take pride in the close-knit teamwork with my organization. Walt Disney organization pride teamwork When you go to bat as many times as I do, you're bound to get a good average. That's why I keep my projects diversified. Walt Disney projects bats average Why would I want to be president? I'm the king of Disneyland. Walt Disney president kings want You're flying Buzz! No Woody we're falling in style! Walt Disney style flying fall You know, the only way I've found to make these pictures is with animators. You can't seem to do it with accountants and bookkeepers. Walt Disney design development way If anybody gets highbrow around the studio, out he goes. Walt Disney getting-high fortune fame Children are people, and they should have to reach to learn about things, to understand things, just as adults have to reach if they want to grow in mental stature. Walt Disney parenting life children Don't tell me about the problems - I make the problems. Walt Disney problem 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. Walt Disney ignorance dream people Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America... Walt Disney dream america facts Moving pictures can be and will be new and fresh and exciting as long as there are ideas and talent in the world. Walt Disney long ideas moving Disneyland is not just another amusement park. It's unique, and I want it kept that way. Besides, you don't work for a dollar - you work to create and have fun. Walt Disney unique want fun Growing up isn't simply getting old... Growing up is when you don't believe anymore. Walt Disney getting-old growing-up believe Over at our place, we’re sure of just one thing: everybody in the world was once a child. So in planning a new picture, we don’t think of grown-ups, and we don’t think of children. But just of that fine, clean, unspoiled spot down deep in every one of us, that maybe the world has made us forget. Walt Disney children world thinking I thank God and America for the right to live and raise my family under the flag of tolerance, democracy and freedom. Walt Disney tolerance democracy america