Dumbo Quotes

• I wish he hadn't gone and cut his hair. He looks about eight years old. His ears have tripled in size. Everyone's started calling him Dumbo. Which wouldn't be so bad, except they've started calling me Mrs. Dumbo. You can't even tell he's got curly hair anymore. There's nothing left to run my fingers through. Just this weird blond AstroTurf sprouting out of his skull.

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  Sonya Sones

  Running   Cutting   Curly Hair  

  Sonya Sones (2013). “What My Mother Doesn't Know”, p.60, Simon and Schuster

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• Back then I was called Dumbo because of my ears. I was called Fatty, too. It was hurtful so I became like the class clown. I became the one who was kicked around.

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  Britt Ekland

  Class   Hurtful   Ears  

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• I went to the archives to see what Dumbo work there was, not for current film, but just for my love of animation. And I couldn't believe all the artwork the guys had done to find this universal empathy to Dumbo. There was one drawing where they used his ears as a sign: "Eat at Joes!" These guys were continually searching and digging to see what that is.

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  Peter Sohn

  Believe   Drawing   Empathy  

  Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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• I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I know I can.

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  Watty Piper

  Inspiring   Book   Thinking  

  The Little Engine That Could (1930)

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• Just remember that Dumbo didn't need the feather; the magic was in him.

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  Stephen King

  Magic   Needs   Remember  

  Stephen King (2002). “On Writing”, p.121, Simon and Schuster

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• I was called 'Dumbo,' like the elephant, as a child because I couldn't understand things at school.

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  Anthony Hopkins

  Children   School   Elephants  

  "Hopkins' Father Stopped School Beatings With Threats" by wenn.com, February 16, 2010.

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• I’m convinced that fear is at the root of most bad writing. Dumbo got airborne with the help of a magic feather; you may feel the urge to grasp a passive verb or one of those nasty adverbs for the same reason. Just remember before you do that Dumbo didn’t need the feather; the magic was in him.

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  Stephen King

  Writing   Roots   Magic  

  Stephen King (2002). “On Writing”, p.121, Simon and Schuster

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• Vision without execution is like a plane without wings, or Dumbo without ears, it just won't fly.

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  Bill Capodagli

  Wings   Vision   Execution  

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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• Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just have a special affection for Dumbo.

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  Leonard Maltin

  Special   Affection   Cry  

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