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Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.

The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.

Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

We did it Disneyland, in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to thought it would be a financial disaster - closed and forgotten within the first year.

It's no secret that we were sticking just about every nickel we had on the chance that people would really be interested in something totally new and unique in the field of entertainment.

We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public.

When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.

Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end.

We believed in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have fun- together.

All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of fantasy and fable.

You can't just let nature run wild.

I don't like formal gardens. I like wild nature. It's just the wilderness instinct in me, I guess.

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.