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"Don't give up! I believe in you all.
A person's a person, no matter how small!
And you very small persons will not have to die
If you make yourselves heard! So come on, now, and TRY!"

— Dr. Seuss Horton Hears a Who! (1954)

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Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age.

You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.

If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.

A person's a person, no matter how small.

Horton Hears a Who! (1954)

From there to here,
from here to there,
funny things are everywhere.

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (1960)

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