Disneyland “Disneyland is a work of love.” “Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America.” “Disneyland is like a piece of clay: If there is something I don’t like, I’m not stuck with it. I can reshape and revamp.” “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.” “Disneyland is often called a magic kingdom because it combines fantasy and history, adventure and learning, together with every variety of recreation and fun designed to appeal to everyone.” “I don’t want the public to see the world they live in while they’re in the Park. I want to feel they’re in another world.” “I first saw the site for Disneyland back in 1953. In those days it was all flat land – no rivers, no mountains, no castles or rocket ships – just orange groves, and a few acres of walnut trees.” “I just want it to look like nothing else in the world...
Fame and Fortune “Being a celebrity doesn’t even seem to keep the fleas off our dogs — and if being a celebrity won’t give me an advantage over a couple of fleas, then I guess there can’t be much in being a celebrity after all.” “Fancy being remembered around the world for the invention of a mouse!” “I have no use for people who throw there weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.” “If anybody gets highbrow around the studio—out he goes.” “Money—or rather the lack of it to carry out my ideas—may worry me, but it does not excite me.” “My biggest problem? Well, I’d say it’s been my biggest problem all my life. MONEY. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true. From the very start it was a problem.” “You reach a point where you don’t work for money.” “You’ll be a poorer person all your life if you don’t know some of the great stories and great poems.” Family “A man should never neglect his family for business.” “The import...