Is There a Doctor in the House?

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There are many amazing and insightful American Philosophers - Erich Fromm, Abraham Maslow, and Henry David Thoreau. Although I have a great appreciation for all of these men, my favorite American Philosopher wrote in anapestic tetrameter, and I began reading him at a very early age.

Today is Theodor Seuss (Dr. Seuss) Geisel's birthday. A philosopher whose prose made my tongue dance when I read it out loud and my mind drift to places that could only be imagined.

If I had to pick a favorite quote, it would likely be:

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go.
-- Dr. Seuss

His "lessons" are just as appropriate for a 5 year old as they are for a 45 year old! Do you have a favorite Dr. Seuss quote?

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Dr. Seuss Had it Right

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And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow,
stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so?
It came without ribbons. It came without tags.
It came without packages, boxes or bags.
And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before ...

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