7 Walt Disney Quotes That Will Change Your Perspective on Life

We could all use a little more magic in our lives

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a Disney fan. As a child, my favorite movie of all time was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I would watch it over and over again, crying out to warn Snow White every time she was about to bite into the evil witch’s apple. There was just something so magical about Disney films.

Then I went to Disney World, and my conception of ‘magic’ grew exponentially. Disney World wasn’t (and still isn’t) like other theme parks, where the rides are the main draw and everything else is just thin decoration. At Disney World, monumental care is given to even the tiniest details — from the ‘hidden Mickeys’ (on everything from restaurant menus to flower arrangements) to the security guard who treats every little costumed girl as a real princess, even going so far as to ask for their autographs. Magic is conjured from those tiny details, and even as an adult, I still find Disney World to be the happiest, most magical place on earth.

But all of this would be impossible without the eponymous Walt Disney himself, who grew a global magical empire from the tiniest of seeds: Mickey Mouse, who he created in 1928. As Walt always said, “I hope we never lose sight of one thing — that it was all…