quotes by Jim Henson

"[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are."
— Jim Henson (It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider)

"There's not a word yet, for old friends who've just met."
— Jim Henson (Favorite Songs From Jim Henson's Muppets)

"The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children. "
— Jim Henson

"When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there. "
— Jim Henson

"I don't know exactly where ideas come from, but when I'm working well ideas just appear. I've heard other people say similar things - so it's one of the ways I know there's help and guidance out there. It's just a matter of our figuring out how to receive the ideas or information that are waiting to be heard."
— Jim Henson

"If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't anything you can't do if you want to."
— Jim Henson (It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider)

"Simple is good."
— Jim Henson (It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider)

"As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood."
— Jim Henson

"Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending."
— Jim Henson

""Someday we'll find it. The Rainbow Connection. The lovers, the dreamers, and me.""
— Jim Henson

"I believe that we form our own lives, that we create our own reality, and taht everything works out for the best."
— Jim Henson

"If you can't beat them. Join them"
— Jim Henson (Jim Henson's Storyteller)

"If you can't beat them. Join them"
— Jim Henson (Jim Henson's Storyteller)

"If you can't beat them. Join them"
— Jim Henson (Jim Henson's Storyteller)

"If you can't beat them. Join them"
— Jim Henson (Jim Henson's Storyteller)