Have you spent countless hours as a kid watching Disney movies? Then you will definitely appreciate our collection of the best Disney quotes of all time. And if you cannot get enough, here are even more quotes by the creator himself, Walt Disney, plus some of the greatest quotes from Disney movies.
What started in 1923 as a small production company of silent films has developed into a multinational entertainment network over centuries. Disney nowadays operates theme parks, radio and television channels, movie studios, as well as an investment banking subsidiary. As the Disney empire keeps on growing – especially with the addition of Star Wars, it’s time to take a look back at the company’s greatest works of fiction.
“Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy.”
Walt Disney
Disney’s history is packed with cartoons and movies that have defined the childhood of millions around the world. Most of us fondly enjoy thinking back to those precious moments in our childhood during which our favorite Disney characters sparked our imagination. Whom of us hasn’t been on numerous marvelous adventures with Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Alladin, Buzz Lightyear or Arielle during their childhood?
Inspirational Disney quotes like this encourage you to dream big
To bring back all those cherished childhood memories, we have collected some of the most inspirational Disney quotes of all time. Even though many quotes are from movies targeted at children, there is an astonishing amount of great wisdom and invaluable life lessons to be found in almost all of them.
115 Marvelous Disney Quotes to Pursue Your Dreams
What is wonderful about the following quotes is that they will inspire you to dream big and will give you the courage to pursue your dreams. As such, many of the following Disney quotes are principles you can live by. Other sentences are pure inspirational gold that will motivate you to reach for the stars. Enjoy reading!
Here’s our list of beautiful Disney quotes
1.
“When there is kindness, there is goodness. When there is goodness, there is magic.”
Cinderella’s Mother, Cinderella
2.
“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.”
Mulan’s Father, Mulan
3.
“The film can never be the book. But what it can be – if we work hard – is what the book makes us feel. It can be those moments in the book that are everything to us, those characters that are everything to us.”
Walt Disney
4.
“Look for the bare necessities. The simple bare necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife.”
Baloo, The Jungle Book
5.
“Quasi, take it from an old spectator. Life’s not a spectator sport. If watchin’ is all you’re gonna do, then you’re gonna watch your life go by without ya.”
Gargoyle Laverne, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6.
“If you do your best each and every day, good things are sure to come your way.”
Princess Tiana, The Princess and the Frog
7.
“We’ll build a bridge of love between two worlds.”
Pocahontas
8.
“To the youngsters of today, I say believe in the future, the world is getting better; there still is plenty of opportunity.”
Walt Disney
9.
“If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead. Now go up and look around”
Gusteau, Ratatouille
10.
“If you don’t know where you are going any road can take you there”
Cheshire Cat, Alice in Wonderland
11.
“The fairy tale of film – created with the magic of animation – is the modern equivalent of the great parables of the Middle Ages.”
Walt Disney
12.
“Rest your head, close to my heart, never to part, baby of mine.”
Dumbo
13.
“A thief that steals from those in need has no honor.”
Robin Hood
14.
“You leave town for a couple of decades and they change everything.”
Phoebus, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
15.
“Greater love hath no one than he who lays down his life for his friend.”
Bagheera, The Jungle Book
16.
“I ask for nothing, I can get by
But I know so many less lucky than I
Please help my people, the poor and downtrod
I thought we all were the children of God
God help the outcasts, children of God.”
Esmeralda, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
17.
“Like two eagles soar as one upon the river of the wind with the promise of forever, we will take the past and learn how to begin.”
Pocahontas
18.
“Without personality a story cannot ring true to the audience.”
Walt Disney
19.
“You can’t put a price tag on creativity”
Walt Disney
20.
“The only way to get what you want in this world is through hard work.”
Princess Tiana, The Princess and the Frog
21.
“My, what beautiful blossoms we have this year. But look, this one’s late. But I’ll bet that when it blooms, it will be the most beautiful of all.”
Fa Zhou, Mulan
22.
“Good Geppetto, you have given so much happiness to others, that you deserve to have your wish come true.”
The Blue Fairy, Pinocchio
23.
“Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?”
The Evil Queen, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
24.
“Man has always learned from the past. After all, you can’t learn history in reverse!”
Archimedes, The Sword in the Stone
25.
“Listen with your heart, you will understand.”
Pocahontas
26.
“Little puppet made of pine, awake. The gift of life is thine.”
The Blue Fairy, Pinocchio
27.
“Love goes on and on.”
Robin Hood
28.
“I’m gonna do my best to take my place in the sun.”
Princess Tiana, The Princess and the Frog
29.
“New and a bit alarming. Who’d have ever thought this could be? True that he’s no Prince Charming but there’s something in him that I simply didn’t see.”
Belle, Beauty and the Beast
30.
“I have to tell you a secret that will see you through all the trials that life can offer. Have courage and be kind.”
Cinderella’s Mother, Cinderella
31.
“What a cute little chair. Why, there’s seven little chairs. Must be seven little children. And from the look of this table, seven untidy little children.”
Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
32.
“Sometimes the right path is not always the easiest.”
Pocahontas
33.
“Side by side with your loved one, you’ll find enchantment here. The night will weave its magic spell, when the one you love is near.”
Bella Notte, Lady and the Tramp
34.
“That’s a naughty word. We never rob. We just sort of borrow a bit from those who can afford it.”
Robin Hood
35.
“With every kiss, we’ll promise this, we’ll find a way to light the dawn of all we wish.”
Pocahontas
36.
“Don’t you see? She’s the one. The girl we have been waiting for. She has come to break the spell.”
Lumiere, Beauty and the Beast
37.
“No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dreams that you wish will come true.”
Cinderella
38.
“The victim of the sleeping death can be revived only by love’s first kiss.”
Queen, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
39.
“Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish, and someday, you will be a real boy.”
The Blue Fairy, Pinocchio
40.
“I know every rock and tree and creature has a life, has a spirit, has a name.”
Pocahontas
41.
“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
Alice, Alice in Wonderland
42.
“Candlelight, privacy, music. Can’t think of a better place for hand-to-hand combat.”
Phoebus, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
43.
“I was hiding under your porch because I love you.”
Dug, Up
44.
“We can translate the ancient fairy tale into its modern equivalent without losing the lovely patina and savor of its once-upon-a-time quality. We have proved that age-old kind of entertainment based on the classic fairy tale recognizes no young, no old.”
Walt Disney
45.
“Nonsense, child. If you’d lost all your faith, I couldn’t be here. And here I am.”
Fairy Godmother, Cinderella
46.
“Rise and rise again until lambs become lions”
Robin Hood
47.
“Good-Bye is an easy word to say but try saying it to a friend. If I never knew you, I’d be safe, but half as real, never knowing I could feel.”
Pocahontas
48.
“The children aren’t puppies, they’re people. And sooner or later Nana, people have to grow up.”
Mr. Darling, Peter Pan
49.
“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that.”
The Queen, Alice in Wonderland
50.
“She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within.”
Narrator, Beauty and the Beast
51.
“I’ve heard a great deal about you, Fa Mulan. You stole your father’s armor, ran away from home, impersonated a soldier, deceived your commanding officer, dishonored the Chinese Army, destroyed my palace, and… you have saved us all.”
The Emperor, Mulan
52.
“Ah, but remember faint hearts never won fair lady.”
Robin Hood
53.
“I’m sure I’ll get along somehow. Everything’s going to be alright.”
Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
54.
“You take me as your prisoner, and now you want to have dinner with me? Are you insane?”
Belle, Beauty and the Beast
55.
“Oh yes, the past can hurt. But from the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.”
Rafiki, The Lion King
56.
“A lie keeps growing and growing until it’s as plain as the nose on your face.”
The Blue Fairy, Pinocchio
57.
“The most important thing I said to myself was, ‘This is a film.’ I’m not just trying to put the book on screen. I couldn’t do that – I couldn’t do it justice.”
Walt Disney
58.
“The greatest gift and honor is having you for a daughter.”
Fa Zhou, Mulan
59.
“When the three of us were young, we were taught that the world is full of magic.”
Denahi, Brother Bear
60.
“Over the seven jeweled hills, beyond the seventh wall, in the cottage of the seven dwarfs, dwells Snow White, fairest one of all.”
Magic Mirror, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
61.
“I’d rather be smart than be an actor.”
Pinocchio
62.
“When I am king they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books, for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved.”
Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper
63.
“When the world turns its back on you, YOU turn your back on the world.”
Timon, The Lion King
64.
“The humans have tried everything. Now it’s up to us dogs, and the twilight bark.”
Danny, One Hundred and One Dalmatians
65.
“Bless the seven little men who have been so kind to me, and—and may my dreams come true. Amen. Oh yes, and please make Grumpy like me.”
Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
66.
“Now, remember, Pinocchio: be a good boy. And always let your conscience be your guide.”
The Blue Fairy, Pinocchio
67.
“The secret to success is to never go for the prettiest one.”
Robin Hood
68.
“The very things that held you down are gonna carry you up and up and up.”
Timothy Mouse, Dumbo
69.
“My dream wouldn’t be complete without you in it.”
Princess Tiana, The Princess and the Frog
70.
“A lie keeps growing and growing until it’s as plain as the nose on your face.”
The Blue Fairy, Pinocchio
71.
“A single grain of rice can tip the scale. One man may be the difference between victory and defeat.”
The Emperor, Mulan
72.
“Now, a formula to transform my beauty into ugliness. Change my queenly raiment to a peddler’s cloak. Mummy dust, to make me old. To shroud my clothes, the black of night. To age my voice, an old hag’s cackle. To whiten my hair, a scream of fright. A blast of wind to fan my hate. A thunderbolt to mix it well. Now, begin thy magic spell.”
Queen, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
73.
“If she is the one who’ll break the spell, you must finally learn to love.”
Narrator, Beauty and the Beast
74.
“Straight from heaven up above, here is a baby for you to love.”
Mr. Stork, Dumbo
75.
“I want adventure in the great wide somewhere”
Belle, Beauty and the Beast
76.
“I wouldn’t have nothing if I didn’t have you.”
Mike, Monsters Inc
77.
“You can’t catch me and make me a man.”
Peter Pan
78.
“I’d rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you.”
Pocahontas
79.
“Deep in my soul I know that I’m your destiny.”
Mulan
80.
“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
The White Queen, Alice in Wonderland
81.
“There’s magic in the air tonight, and anything can happen.”
Princess Tiana, The Princess and the Frog
82.
“There are no dead ends, Hiro.”
Disney, Big Hero Six
83.
“Learning softeneth the heart and breedeth gentleness and charity.”
Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper
84.
“Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine.”
Snow White, Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
85.
“Don’t spend your time looking around for something you want that can’t be found.”
Baloo, The Jungle Book
86.
“Yeah, this ain’t gonna be pretty. But don’t you worry, okay? Things will work out. We started this thing together, and that’s how we’ll finish it. I promise.”
Mushu, Mulan
87.
“I have to leave. It’s hard to explain. Lizards and pumpkins and… things.”
Cinderella
88.
“If you are what you eat, then I only want to eat the good stuff.”
Remy, Ratatouille
89.
“We had fantastical feasts… when I lived in the palace.”
Ursula, The Little Mermaid
90.
“I live for furs. I worship furs! After all, is there a woman in all this wretched world who doesn’t?”
Cruella De Vil, One Hundred and One Dalmatians
91.
“Begin at the beginning,” the King said, very gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”
The King, Alice in Wonderland
92.
“Well, you don’t look exactly like a basket of fruit yourself.”
Baloo, The Jungle Book
93.
“Cast your doubts aside and fly.”
Disney, Dumbo
94.
“I don’t want you guys sitting behind desks. I want you out in the park, watching what people are doing and finding out how you can make the place more enjoyable for them.”
Disney, Be Our Guest
95.
“The water’s always changing, always flowing. But people, I guess, can’t live like that.”
Pocahontas
96.
“Well… guess he won’t need me anymore. What does an actor want with a conscience, anyway?”
Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio
97.
“If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does.”
The Duchess, Alice in Wonderland
98.
“Oh, for badness’ sake!” said Evil Queen. “World domination can wait another thirty seconds!”
Disney, Descendants
99.
“Man village? They’ll ruin him. They’ll make a man out of him.”
Baloo, The Jungle Book
100.
“Kings cannot ennoble thee, thou good, great soul, for One who is higher than kings hath done that for thee; but a king can confirm thy nobility to men.”
Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper
101.
“Living isn’t just about loving someone. Living is enjoying what you have as you have it.”
Disney, A Frozen Heart
102.
“You know, I was stumped one day when a little boy asked, ‘Do you draw Mickey Mouse?’ I had to admit I do not draw anymore. ‘Then you think up all the jokes and ideas?’ ‘No,’ I said ‘I don’t do that.’ Finally, he looked at me and said: ‘Mr. Disney, just what do you do?’ ‘Well,’ I said, ‘Sometimes I think of myself as a little bee. I go from one area of the studio to another and gather pollen and sort of stimulate everybody. I guess that’s the job I do.”
Walt Disney
103.
“A mother’s love is the ultimate comfort.”
Disney, Dumbo
104.
“Two hopeful hearts, two lands apart. Together there’s no end to what our dream can start.”
Pocahontas
105.
“Chad smiled meanly at her. She smiled right back at him.”
Disney, Descendants
106.
“What you give is what you get.”
Princess Tiana, The Princess and the Frog
107.
“The strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.”
The Law of the Jungle, The Jungle Book
108.
“My daddy never did get what he wanted. But he had what he needed.”
Tiana, The Princess and the Frog
109.
“I daresay no one in the kingdom will outshine my daughters.”
Lady Tremaine, Cinderella
110.
“My world has changed, and so have I. I have learned to choose and I have learned to say goodbye.”
Pocahontas
111.
“Even miracles take a little time.”
Fairy Godmother, Cinderella
112.
“Given the fact that he’d had only the barest of plans upon arriving in Arendelle, the end result was something of a miracle. True, he’d had to lie, manipulate, and con his way to this point, but that was just part of the game. And it turned out he played the game very, very well.”
Disney, A Frozen Heart
113.
“When you find out you can live without it, go along not thinking about it.”
Baloo, The Jungle Book
114.
“You’re standing on the threshold of success. Don’t look down, it’ll make you dizzy.”
Disney, Dumbo
115.
“Sing will all the voices of the mountain, paint with all the colors of the wind”
Pocahontas
I hope you enjoyed this collection of inspirational Disney quotes. What are your favorite Disney movies and why?
Stay victorious!
