Mickey Mouse 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…

Quote by Walt Disney

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

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

It's no secret that we were sticking just about every nickel we had on the...

It's no secret that we were sticking just about every nickel we had on the...

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island...

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island...

You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.

You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.

We allow no geniuses around our Studio.

We allow no geniuses around our Studio.

All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.

All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.

I believe in being an innovator.

I believe in being an innovator.

I try to build a full personality for each of our cartoon characters - to...

I try to build a full personality for each of our cartoon characters - to...

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for...

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for...

We did it [Disneyland], in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to...

We did it [Disneyland], in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to...

People look at you and me to see what they are supposed to be. And,...

People look at you and me to see what they are supposed to be. And,...

Laughter is America's most important export.

Laughter is America's most important export.

Or heritage and ideals, our code and standards - the things we live by and...

Or heritage and ideals, our code and standards - the things we live by and...

We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them...

We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them...

You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But...

You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But...

Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea...

Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea...

Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood...

Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood...

Crowded classrooms and half-day sessions are a tragic waste of our greatest national resource -...

Crowded classrooms and half-day sessions are a tragic waste of our greatest national resource -...

That amazing moment when a teacher cancels a test.

That amazing moment when a teacher cancels a test.

Seeing the first question on a test and thinking, 'Yup...I'm screwed.'

Seeing the first question on a test and thinking, 'Yup...I'm screwed.'