Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disneywas an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer he received 22 Academy Awards from 59 nominations and has won more individual Oscars than anyone else. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and one Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth5 December 1901
CityChicago, IL
Think beyond your lifetime, if you want to do something truly great.
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Life is composed of lights and shadows, and we would be untruthful, insincere, and saccharine if we tried to pretend there were no shadows.
Money doesn't excite me - my ideas excite me.
In bad times and in good I've never lost my sense of zest for life.
Most of my life I have done what I wanted to do. I have had fun on the job.
Crowded classrooms and half-day sessions are a tragic waste of our greatest national resource - the minds of our children.
I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.
I don't like formal gardens. I like wild nature. It's just the wilderness instinct in me, I guess.
All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of fantasy and fable.
Why worry? If you've done the very best you can, worrying won't make it any better
I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment.
Think beyond your lifetime if you want to accomplish something truly worthwhile.
Our greatest national resource is the minds of our children.