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Dr. Seuss, a favorite author + 9 Quotes and More

Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker. He is known for writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name.

Dr. Seuss Quotes & More

  1. Sometimes, you will only know the value of a moment once it becomes a memory.

  2. Why fit in when you’re born to stand out,

  3. You are you; that is true. There is no one alive who is you-er than you

  4. The more you read, the more you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll GO.

  5. Only you can control your future.

  6. So be sure when you STEP, Step with CARE and great TACT. And remember that LIfe’s A great Balancing ACT!

  7. Take every chance, and drop every fear.

  8. Today, I shall behave as if this is the day I will be Remembered.

  9. You can find MAGIC wherever you look. Sit back and RELAX. All you NEED is a BOOK.

……………………….AND MORE


Sam-I-Am wants his friend Guy-Am-I to eat a plate of green eggs and ham. Guy says , "I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am." Using the same 50 words this is repeated throughout the story as Sam just keeps asking. Does this story have a moral? Yes, persistence may be the message. In the end Sam gets the guy to try the Green Eggs and Ham and he likes them.

Don’t prejudge things in life, not even food.

Quotes

I will not eat them in a house, I will not eat them with a mouse, I will not eat them in a box, I will not eat them with a fox, I will not eat them here or there, I will not eat them anywhere, I do not like green eggs and ham I do not like them, Sam I am.

I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.