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American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)

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Theodor Seuss Geisel (2 March 1904 – 24 September 1991) was an American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.

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Native Name: Theodor Seuss Geisel

Alternative Names: Dr. Theophrastus Seuss • Doctor Seuss • Seuss • Theodore Seuss Geisel • Theo LeSieg • Theophrastus Seuss • Theodor Geisel • Theodore Geisel • Dr Seuss • Ted Geisel • Dr. Theo. Seuss

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Oh the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.

A big man on a horse scared me out of my wits.
He bellowed, "I'm General Genghis Kahn Schmitz.
There's a war going on! And it's time that you knew
Every lad in this land has his duty to do.
We're marching to battle. We need you, my boy!
We're about to attack. We're about to destroy
The Perilous Poozer of Pompelmoose Pass!
So get into line. You're a Private, First Class."

Nothing is going to change, unless someone does something soon

Today is gone. Today was fun.
Tomorrow is another one.
Every day,
from here to there,
funny things are everywhere.

You have to be odd to be number one

When you're in a Slump,
you're not in for much fun.
Un-slumping yourself
is not easily done.

And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

And today the great Yertle, that Marvelous he,
Is king of the Mud. That is all he can see.
And the turtles of course... all the turtles are free
As turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.

Thank goodness for all the things you are not! Thank goodness you're not something someone forgot, and left all alone in some punkerish place like a rusty tin coat hanger hanging in space.

Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches had bellies with stars. The Plain-Belly Sneetches had none upon thars.

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

The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.

Of course,’ Horton answered. ‘Of course I will stick.
I’ll stick by you small folks through thin and through thick!

I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights.