17 Walt Disney Quotes on Motivation

Walt Disney quotes on motivation

24. Somehow, I can't believe that there are any heights to be scaled by a man who knows the secret of making dreams come true. The special secret it seems to me is summarized in four C's. They are Curiosity, Courage, Confidence and Constancy. And the greatest of all is Confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.

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

56. To the youngsters of today, I say believe in the future, the world is getting better; there still is plenty of opportunity. Why, would you believe it, when I was a kid I thought it was already too late for me to make good at anything.

58. All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them.

60. Do a good job. You don't have to worry about the money; it will take care of itself. Just do your best work - then try to trump it.

70. Disneyland is not just another amusement park. It's unique, and I want it kept that way. Besides, you don't work for a dollar - you work to create and have fun.

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

91. I just want to leave you with thought, that it's just been sort of a dress rehearsal and we're just getting started. So if any of you start resting on your laurels, I mean just forget it, because: we are just getting started.

93. I met a guy on the train when I was comin' out. It was one of those things that kind of makes you mad. I was out on the platform - I was in pants and coat that didn't match but I was riding first class. I was making conversation with a guy who asked me, 'Goin' to California?' 'Yeah, I'm goin' out there.' 'What business are you in?' I said 'The motion-picture business.' 'What do you do?' I said 'I make animated cartoons.' 'Oh' 'It was like saying I sweep latrines.' 'Some people make you mad, and you want to prove something to them even though they mean nothing to you. I thought of that guy... when we had the premiere of Snow White.

102. I'm doing this because I want to do it better.

103. I've always maintained that you can't just coast, if you do, you go backwards. It's just a slow way of liquidating... Let's do anything to get some action, you see?

112. In order to make good in your chosen task, it's important to have someone you want to do it for. The greatest moments in life are not concerned with selfish achievements but rather with the things we do for people we love and esteem, and whose respect we need.

121. Money is something I understand only vaguely, and I think about it only when I don't have enough to finance my current enthusiasm, whatever it may be. All I know about money is that I have to have it to do things. I don't want to bank my dividends, I'd rather keep my money working.... Money - or, rather the lack of it to carry out my ideas - may worry me, but it does not excite me. Ideas excite me.

143. Somehow I can't believe there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secret of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C's. They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage, and Constancy - and the greatest of these is Confidence. When you believe a thing, believe it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.

151. The opportunities are still there.

177. When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do. And one thing it takes to accomplish something is courage.

181. You reach a point where you don't work for money.