The Loony Mom's Favorite Words of Wisdom
“Today you are You, that is truer than true.
There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
"Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So... get on your way."
“Be who you are and say what you feel
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind.”
"You can get help from teachers,
but you are going to have
to learn a lot by yourself,
sitting alone in a room.”
"Don't cry because it's over.
Smile because it happened.”
"Sometimes the questions are complicated
and the answers are simple.”
“I have heard there are troubles
of more than one kind.
Some come from ahead
and some come from behind.
But I've bought a big bat.
I'm all ready you see.
Now my troubles are going
to have troubles with me!”
“I meant what I said
and I said what I meant.
An elephant's faithful
one-hundred percent."
“A person's a person, no matter how small.”
“The more that you read,
the more things you will know.
The more that you learn,
the more places you'll go.”
"All alone!
Whether you like it or not,
alone is something you'll
be quite a lot."
“I'm sorry to say so
but, sadly it's true
that bang-ups and hang-ups
can happen to you.”
"Just tell yourself, Duckie,
you're really quite lucky!”
“I know up on the top
you are seeing great sights,
but down at the bottom
we, too, should have rights."
“And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet
ice cold in the snow,
stood puzzling and puzzling,
how could it be so?
It came without ribbons.
It came without tags.
It came without packages, boxes or bags.
And he puzzled and puzzled
'til his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought
of something
he hadn't before.
What if Christmas, he thought,
doesn't come from a store.
What if Christmas, perhaps,
means a little bit more.”
"If you never did, you should.
These things are fun, and fun is good."
“How did it get so late so soon?
Its night before its afternoon.
December is here before its June.
My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?”
“You're in pretty good shape
for the shape you are in.”
“And will you succeed?
Yes indeed, yes indeed!
Ninety-eight and
three-quarters percent guaranteed!”
“From there to here,
and here to there,
funny things are everywhere.”
“And the turtles, of course...
All the turtles are free-
As turtles and, maybe,
all creatures should be.”
“Think left and think right
and think low and think high.
Oh, the things you can think up
if only you try!”
“You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
in any direction you choose.
You're on your own.
And you know what you know.
You are the guy
who'll decide where to go.”
“You are you. Now, isn't that pleasant?”
“Today was good.
Today was fun.
Tomorrow is another one.”
