Top 99 Dr Seuss "Be Yourself" Quotes

Dr Seuss was a beloved children’s author who inspired generations with his whimsical stories and imaginative characters. His words continue to inspire and encourage us to be ourselves and embrace our uniqueness. Here are some of his most inspiring quotes:

1. “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
2. “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
3. “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?”
4. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”
5. “You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!”
6. “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
7. “Be who you are and say what you mean, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
8. “You are you. Now, isn’t that pleasant?”
9. “You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go.”
10. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
11. “You have to be odd to be number one.”
12. “You are unique! You are the only one like you. There isn’t another in the whole wide world who can do the things you do!”
13. “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
14. “I am what I am! That’s a great thing to be! If I say so myself, Happy Birthday to me!”
15. “Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”
16. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
17. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
18. “I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful, one hundred percent.”
19. “Think and wonder, wonder and think.”
20. “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”
21. “From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.”
22. “Oh, the things you can find if you don’t stay behind!”
23. “A person’s a person, no matter how small.”
24. “You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.”
25. “I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.”
26. “If things start happening, don’t worry, don’t stew, just go right along and you’ll start happening too.”
27. “I’m afraid sometimes you’ll play lonely games too. Games you can’t win ’cause you’ll play against you.”
28. “It’s opener, out there, in the wide, open air.”
29. “I’m sorry to say so but, sadly it’s true that bang-ups and hang-ups can happen to you.”
30. “Only you can control your future.”
31. “Everything stinks till it’s finished.”
32. “So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life’s A Great Balancing Act.”
33. “I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom, we too should have rights.”
34. “So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.”
35. “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life’s realities.”
36. “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read with a child.”
37. “You are off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.”
38. “It is better to know how to learn than to know.”
39. “If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.”
40. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
41. “Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.”
42. “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.”
43. “I am weird, you are weird. Everyone in this world is weird. One day, two people come together in mutual weirdness and fall in love.”
44. “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.”
45. “So be sure when you step, step with care and great tact. And remember that life’s a great balancing act.”
46. “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
47. “I’m afraid that sometimes you’ll play lonely games too. Games you can’t win ’cause you’ll play against you.”
48. “It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.”
49. “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.”
50. “I meant what I said and I said what I meant.”
51. “You are you. Now isn’t that pleasant?”
52. “Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”
53. “You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.”
54. “You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”
55. “Fun is good.”
56. “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read with a child.”
57. “If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.”
58. “Oh, the things you can find if you don’t stay behind!”
59. “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?”
60. “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”
61. “I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.”
62. “You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!”
63. “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life’s realities.”
64. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
65. “Only you can control your future.”
66. “A person’s a person, no matter how small.”
67. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”
68. “I’m sorry to say so but, sadly it’s true that bang-ups and hang-ups can happen to you.”
69. “It’s opener, out there, in the wide, open air.”
70. “I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom, we too should have rights.”
71. “So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.”
72. “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life’s realities.”
73. “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read with a child.”
74. “You are off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.”
75. “It is better to know how to learn than to know.”
76. “If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.”
77. “The more that you read, the more things you