Worry is a waste of imagination. Walt Disney More Quotes by Walt Disney More Quotes From Walt Disney Disneyland really began when my two daughters were very young. Saturday was always Daddy's Day and I would take them to the merry-go-round, and sit on a bench eating peanuts while they rode. And sitting there alone, I felt there should be something built, some kind of family park where parents and children could have fun together. Walt Disney daughterfunchildren When I started on Disneyland, my wife used to say, "But why do you want to build an amusement park? They're so dirty." I told her that was just the point - mine wouldn't be. Walt Disney amusementwifedirty I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse. Walt Disney determinationsightlife Disneyland is something that will never be finished. It's something that I can keep developing. It will be a live, breathing thing that will need change. A picture is a thing, once you wrap it up and turn it over to Technicolor, you're through. Snow White is a dead issue with me. But I can change the park, because it's alive. Walt Disney breathingdreamideas [Mickey Mouse] He popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner. Walt Disney businessbrotheryears We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious... and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Walt Disney moving-onmoving-forwardlife Dream, diversify-and never miss an angle. Walt Disney anglemissingdream I always like to look on the optimistic side of life. Walt Disney gratitudeupliftingmoving-forward Well it took many years. I started with many ideas, threw them away, started all over again. And eventually it evolved into what you see today at Disneyland Walt Disney todayyearsideas I have watched constantly that in our work the highest moral and spiritual standards are upheld, whether my productions deal with fable or with stories of living action. Walt Disney fablesspiritualstories Disneyland is like a piece of clay: If there is something I don't like, I'm not stuck with it. I can reshape and revamp. Walt Disney stuckclaypieces Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. Walt Disney dreammenbelieve Crowded classrooms and half-day sessions are a tragic waste of our greatest national resource - the minds of our children. Walt Disney mindlifechildren It's a mistake not to give people a chance to learn to depend on themselves while they are young. Walt Disney dreammistakechildren To captivate our varied and worldwide audience of all ages, the nature and treatment of the fairy tale, the legend, the myth have to be elementary, simple. Good and evil, the antagonists of all great drama in some guise, must be believably personalized. The moral ideals common to all humanity must be upheld. The victories must not be too easy. Strife to test valor is still and will always be the basic ingredient of the animated tale, as of all screen entertainments. Walt Disney simpleevildrama If you act like an adult when you're a kid you can afford to act like a kid the rest of your life. Walt Disney rest-of-your-lifeadultskids There's really no secret about our approach. We keep moving forward - opening up new doors and doing new things - because we're curious. And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. We're always exploring and experimenting. We call it Imagineering - the blending of creative and imagination with technical know-how. Walt Disney opening-upmoving-forwarddoors Ideas come from curiosity. Walt Disney mondaymorningideas Have confidence in your ability to do it right, and work hard to do the best possible job. Walt Disney abilityhard-workjobs Fear too often spells failure. Walt Disney spells
