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.

More from Dr. Seuss

• 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.
• 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. Yertle the Turtle (1958)
• A person's a person, no matter how small. Horton Hears a Who! (1954)
• “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!”
• 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!
• 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! Horton Hears a Who! (1954)