--- title: "4 Being yourself Quotes By Walt Disney" description: "4 Being yourself quotes by Walt Disney. Plus more from Walt Disney and more Being yourself sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/walt-disney-722_being-yourself_childishness-i-think-it-s-the-equivalent_212053.jpg" --- > [Childishness? I think it's the equivalent of never losing your sense of humor. I mean, there's a certain something that you retain.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/childishness-i-think-it-s-the-equivalent-of-never-losing-your-sense/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/walt-disney-722_being-yourself_childishness-i-think-it-s-the-equivalent_212053.jpg) > [I am in no sense of the word a great artist, not even a great animator; I have always had men working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/i-am-in-no-sense-of-the-word-a-great-artist-not-even-a-great-animator/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fec/walt-disney-722_animator_i-am-in-no-sense-of-the-word-a-great-art_495995.jpg) > [I wanted to retain my individuality. I was afraid of being hampered by studio policies. I knew if someone else got control,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/i-wanted-to-retain-my-individuality-i-was-afraid-of-being-hampered-by/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d25/walt-disney-722_being-yourself_i-wanted-to-retain-my-individuality-i-wa_529759.jpg) > [When I was a kid, a book I read advised young artist to be themselves. That decided it for me. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/when-i-was-a-kid-a-book-i-read-advised-young-artist-to-be-themselves/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7d/walt-disney-722_art_when-i-was-a-kid-a-book-i-read-advised-y_3057892.jpg) ## Other authors on Being yourself - [Jenna Marbles 12 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-yourself/jenna-marbles/) - [Mandy Hale 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-yourself/mandy-hale/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-yourself/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-dranil-kr-sinha-102.jpg) DrAnil Kr Sinha 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-yourself/dranil-kr-sinha/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-yourself/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-selena-gomez-83937.jpg) Selena Gomez 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-yourself/selena-gomez/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rajneesh-77002.jpg) Rajneesh 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-yourself/rajneesh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oscar-wilde-72846.jpg) Oscar Wilde 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-yourself/oscar-wilde/) - [Beverly Engel 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-yourself/beverly-engel/) - [Sue Thoele 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-yourself/sue-thoele/) ## More by Walt Disney > [I have long felt that the way to keep children out of trouble is to keep them interested in things. Lecturing to children is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/i-have-long-felt-that-the-way-to-keep-children-out-of-trouble-is-to/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) > [The four Cs of making dreams come true: Curiosity, Courage, Consistency, Confidence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/the-four-cs-of-making-dreams-come-true-curiosity-courage-consistency/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) > [Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/of-all-of-our-inventions-for-mass-communication-pictures-still-speak/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) > [Here is the world of imagination, hopes, and dreams. In this timeless land of enchantment, the age of chivalry, magic and make-believe are reborn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/here-is-the-world-of-imagination-hopes-and-dreams-in-this-timeless/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) > [I have a great love of animals and laughter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/i-have-a-great-love-of-animals-and-laughter/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) > [There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/there-is-more-treasure-in-books-than-in-all-the-pirate-s-loot-on/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) > [I just needed to get out on my own, live my own life. And I did, and it's great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/i-just-needed-to-get-out-on-my-own-live-my-own-life-and-i-did-and-it/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) > [I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other motion picture company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/i-am-not-influenced-by-the-techniques-or-fashions-of-any-other-motion/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) > [Women are the best judges of anything we turn out. Their taste is very important. They are the theatergoers; they are the ones who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/women-are-the-best-judges-of-anything-we-turn-out-their-taste-is-very/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) > [Who says we have to grow up?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/who-says-we-have-to-grow-up/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) > [Forever is a long long time and time has a way of changing things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/forever-is-a-long-long-time-and-time-has-a-way-of-changing-things/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) > [If I depended on critics and children to make a living I'd grow broke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/if-i-depended-on-critics-and-children-to-make-a-living-i-d-grow-broke/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) > [“To the youngsters of today, I say believe in the future, the world is getting better; there still is plenty of opportunity”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/to-the-youngsters-of-today-i-say-believe-in-the-future-the-world-is/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) > [Do a good job. You don't have to worry about the money; it will take care of itself. Just do your best work then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/do-a-good-job-you-don-t-have-to-worry-about-the-money-it-will-take/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) > [If watching is all you're going to do, then you're going to watch your life go by without you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/if-watching-is-all-you-re-going-to-do-then-you-re-going-to-watch-your/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-yourself/walt-disney/#itemlist", "name": "4 Being yourself Quotes By Walt Disney", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Childishness? I think it's the equivalent of never losing your sense of humor. 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