“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. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go.”

American children's author, illustrator, animator, and cartoonist

Theodor Seuss Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss, was an American children's author, illustrator, animator, and cartoonist. He is best known for the books he wrote and illustrated under that pen name, across a career that made him a familiar figure in children's literature. He created more than 60 books as Dr. Seuss, and his work became widely read around the world. By the time of his death, it had sold more than 600 million copies and been translated into more than 20 languages.