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We're not trying to entertain the critics … I'll take my chances with the public.

— Walt Disney

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We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public.

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More quotes by Walt Disney

All we ever intended for him or expected of him was that he should continue to make people everywhere chuckle with him and at him.

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

EPCOT promotional film (1966)

Courage is the main quality of leadership, in my opinion, no matter where it is exercised. Usually it implies some risk — especially in new undertakings.

The Magic of Teamwork (1997)

Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.

EPCOT promotional film (1966)

Somehow, I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secret of making dreams come true.

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Is feather'd oftentimes with heavenly words.

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