The best Quotes by Jim Henson

The best Quotes by Jim Henson

James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets.

The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children.
My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here.
When The Muppet Show ended, we all sat around and said, what kind of television show would we like to do. We felt the need these days are for some quality children's programming.
Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.

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Statler: "Mit den Jahren gefällt mir die Show immer besser."
Waldorf: "Weil die Witze immer besser werden?"
Statler: "Nein, weil mein Gehör immer schlechter wird!"
Statler: "Do you think this show is educational?"
Waldorf: "Yes. It'll drive people to read books."
Waldorf & Statler in The Muppet Show - Season 1 Episode 2
Waldorf: "Statler isn't here tonight, Kermit. He's sick."
Kermit: "Oh, that's too bad. The flu?"
Waldorf: "No, the show. He's sick of it."
Waldorf & Statler in The Muppet Show - Season 4 Episode 13
Waldorf: "Just when you think the show is terrible, something wonderful happens."
Statler: "What?"
Waldorf: "It ends."
Waldorf & Statler in The Muppet Show - Season 4 Episode 3
Statler: "I know what is wrong, with this show, it's the theater."
Waldorf: "What's wrong with it?"
Statler: "The seats face the stage."
Waldorf & Statler in The Muppet Show - Season 2 Episode 1
Nurse Piggy: "It's too late, Dr. Bob. We've lost him."
Doctor Bob: "Well, he couldn't have gone so far. He was under the sheet just a second ago."
Doctor Bob in The Muppet Show - Season 1 Episode 17
Waldorf: "How should we know how to get to Sesame Street?"
Statler: "We don't even know how to get out of this stupid theater box!"
Waldorf & Statler in The Muppet Show - Season 5 Episode 18
Waldorf: "Well, this has been an evening to remember."
Statler: "Why?"
Waldorf: "I forgot."
Waldorf & Statler in The Muppet Show - Season 4 Episode 18
Changes happen as time passes by. Soon enough, you'll be grown.
You are what you eat, which I guess makes me part mosquito.
Kermit the Frog in The Muppet Show - Before You Leap
Listen everybody, we've got nothing to be ashamed of. And you know why? Well because, thanks to Walter here we tried. And if we failed, we failed together and to me that's not failing at all.
I've got a dream too, but it's about singing and dancing and making people happy. That's the kind of dream that gets better the more people you share it with.
Just because you haven't found your talent yet, doesn't mean you don't have one.
Rico Rodriguez: "Are you one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?"
Kermit: "Yes I am!"
Gonzo: "Hey, Kermit, are you busy?"
Kermit: "Yes, Gonzo, but I can give you my ear for a minute."
Gonzo: "What would I do with your ear?"
Kermit: "Van Gogh impressions."
Kermit the Frog in The Muppet Show - Season 1 Episode 9
Bad days happen to everyone, but when one happens to you, just keep doing your best and never let a bad day make you feel bad about yourself.
Everyone makes mistakes, so why can't you?
[Asked why he lives in a trash can] Well, the rent is cheap and I love trash, so I figured I would be close to it if I lived in a trash can myself.
Oh, I love trash!
Anything dirty or dingy or dusty
Anything ragged or rotten or rusty
Yes, I love trash!
You'd be a grouch, too, if you lived in a trash can.
Elmo thinks it's important to be kind because if you're kind to somebody, then they'll be kind to somebody, and it goes on and on and on.
Home is where heart is. Heart where cookie is. Math clear: home is cookie.
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Ernie: "You know, whenever I'm not sleepy, Bert tells me to count sheep."
Count: "‘Count Sheep?’ Who's that?"
Early bird gets the worm. But cookie taste better than worm. So me sleep in.
Cookie is like high five for stomach.
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Where there is life, there is hope.
How long does it take to get from Louisiana to Alabama?
One Mississippi.
One day, I know the struggle will change. There's got to be a change - not only for Mississippi, not only for the people in the United States, but people all over the world.
They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Mississippi - and that's pretty much the same thing.
Me love to eat cookies. Sometimes eat whole, sometimes me chew it.
Today me will live in the moment, unless it's unpleasant in which case me will eat a cookie.
[Ernie] I can't hear you, I have a banana in my ear.
Bert: "Ernie... did I make a complete fool of myself?"
Ernie: "Absolutely, Bert."
Ernie & Bert in The Muppet Show - Season 1 Episode 2
A child's voice, however honest and true, is meaningless to those who've forgotten how to listen.
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Waldorf: "Do you think there's life in outer space?"
Statler: "There's certainly none in this theater."
Waldorf & Statler in The Muppet Show - Season 4 Episode 17
If you keep practicing, you can do anything.

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