And today the great Yertle, that Marvelous he, Is King of the Mud. That is all he can see. And the turtles, of course…all the turtles are free As turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.
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A person's a person, no matter how small.
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“Don’t give up! I believe in you all. A person’s a person, no matter how small! And you very small persons will not have to die If you make yourselves heard! So come on, now, and TRY!”
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From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.
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If you never did You should. These things are fun. These things are good.
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I meant what I said, and I said what I meant An elephant’s faithful, One hundred percent.
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In Who-ville they say That the Grinch’s small heart Grew three sizes that day!
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It’s high time you were shown That you really don’t know All there is to be known.
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I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them Sam I Am.
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“My friends!” cried the elephant. “Tell me! Do tell! Are you safe? Are you sound? Are you whole? Are you well?”
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My shoe is off. My foot is cold. I have a bird I liked to hold.
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Oh the things you can find If you don’t stay behind!
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Sam I am I am Sam I am Sam Sam I am
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The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places you’ll go.
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The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house All that cold, cold, wet day.
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“This”, cried the Mayor, “is your town’s darkest hour! The time for all Whos who have blood that is red To come to the aid of their country!”, he said. “We’ve GOT to make noises in greater amounts! So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!”
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Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.
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We looked! Then we saw him Step in on the mat! We looked! And we saw him! The Cat in the Hat!
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When at last we are sure You’ve been properly pilled, Then a few paper forms Must be properly filled So that you and your heirs May be properly billed.
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Will you succeed? Yes you will indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)
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You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.
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You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go.
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Young cat! If you keep Your eyes open enough, Oh, the stuff you will learn! The most wonderful stuff!
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You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed. You’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead. Wherever you fly, you’ll be the best of the best. Wherever you go, you will top all the rest. Except when you don’t Because, sometimes, you won’t.
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Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.
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