The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch) Quotes

“Jim [Henson] had written letters to his five children to be opened only after his death. Brian read from his. Jim wrote, 'Be good to each other. Love and forgive everybody.' I remembered Jim telling me that he never wasted energy on hating anybody; he had too much thinking to do.”
― Caroll Spinney, The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers

“The most important lesson I've learned is that first you have to dream, and then you have to believe in your dreams. That is the only way for them to come true.”
― Caroll Spinney, The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers

“Always start the day with a smile— that way you get it over with. —OSCAR THEGROUCH”
― Caroll Spinney, The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers

“Show your true colors. Mine is yellow. — BIG BIRD”
― Caroll Spinney, The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers

“I would really be doing something right, perhaps even important, if I was bringing even a little more compassion into the world through Big Bird.”
― Caroll Spinney, The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers