March 2, 2010 Dr. Seuss would have been 106 years old.  For those authors out there, his first book was rejected 27 times! As many of you know, his books are surely art imitating life.  To recognize his birthday and his great contributions to the literary world, we have included text from his book Happy Birthday to You! Further down, you can see some of our favorite Dr. Seuss quotes that we hope you will enjoy too!"If we didn’t have birthdays, you wouldn’t be you. If you’d never been born, well then what would you do? If you’d never been born, well then what would you be? You might be a fish!Or a toad in a tree! You might be a doorknob! Or three baked potatoes! You might be a bag full of hard green tomatoes." "Or worse than all that…Why,you might be a WASN’T! A Wasn’t has no fun at all. No, he doesn’t. A Wasn’t just isn’t. He just isn’t present. But you…You ARE YOU! And, now isn’t that pleasant!" "Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive.. …who is you-er than you! Shout loud, “I am lucky to be what I am! Thank goodness I’m not just a clam or a ham Or a dusty old jar of sour gooseberry jam! I am what I am! That’s a great thing to be! If I say so myself, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!” Our Best Top 10 Favorite Dr. Seuss Quotes

1. You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose.
2. Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.
3. With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.
4. Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So… get on your way
5.  You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go
6.  Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened
7. The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go
8. So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads
9.  I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
10.  And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed.

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