Friday, September 21, 2012

Give It Up For The King Of Creativity

Today I just wanted to give a shout out to the King of Creativity, the one and only Dr. Suess, less commonly know as Theodor Suess Geisel. This Children's Literature Icon sadly passed away in September 1991. The anniversary of his death is in 4 days.

*I did not draw this picture and do not own the rights to it. This is a tribute photo of the Children's Literature Icon, Dr. Suess. 
Artist Unknown. 

Here at my house we are BIG Dr. Suess fans. We own most of his books, but not enough! 

Some of our favorites include:
The Cat in the Hat
Green Eggs and Ham
Are you My Mother?
Go Dog Go!
To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street 
(Go Dog Go! & To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street were written by P.D. Eastman, but are considered part of the Dr. Suess collection)


There are two at Barnes and Noble that we have our eyes on right now for Cmas. One about the inner workings of the human body, and the other about things you can do that are good for you. Of course he didn't write these, but they belong to his collection and legacy. We especially LOVE Suessical the Musical! It wasn't written by him either, but it was written and compiled based on his books.

As a tribute to his memory and his life's works, I wanted to share some of my most favorite quotes by him. A couple are from Suessical the Musical, some are things he said, and some are from his books.

The two I hear quoted most often are:
"Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you."
*from Happy Birthday To You!
&
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."

More Famous Quotes:
"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."

"A person's a person, no matter how small."
*from Horton Hears a Who!

"Why fit in when you were born to stand out?"

"So when life's going wrong, and the fates are unkind, and you're limping along and get kicked from behind... Uh! Thank your lucky stars you've gotten this far, and tell yourself how lucky you are!"
*from Suessical the Musical, taken from Oh, The Places You'll Go!

"We are all a little weird, and life's a little weird, and when we find someone who's weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love."

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."

And possibly one of the most important quotes from one of the most beloved books that has recently been made into a movie:

"It's not about what it is. It's about what it can become."
*from The Lorax

This man was truly a visionary! He is a creativity inspiration. When I get to throw my kids are big joint birthday party in the next year or two, it will probably be Dr. Suess themed.

He was one of the most creative people to ever live, and his life and legacy have touched many lives. Even mine and my children's, as his books helped my oldest daughter learn how to read, and will be used to help my youngest daughter learn to read as well.

I hope you enjoyed my favorite of his quotes. Feel free to add your favorites in comments. I would love to hear them!

In conclusion I leave you with these two last quotes:

"And will you succeed? You will, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three quarters percent guaranteed!"
&
"The more that you read the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."