When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.
Walt DisneyRead
We allow no geniuses around our Studio.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that in Disney's Studio, creativity and collaboration are prioritized over individual brilliance.
Walt Disney's assertion that 'We allow no geniuses around our Studio' emphasizes the importance of teamwork and collective creativity in achieving success. It reflects the belief that collaboration and shared ideas lead to better outcomes than relying solely on individual genius, thus fostering an environment where all contributions are valued.
In practice
In a team meeting to encourage collaboration.
When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.
Here is the world of imagination, hopes, and dreams. In this timeless land of enchantment, the age of chivalry, magic and make-believe are reborn - and fairy tales come true. Fantasyland is dedicated to the young-in-heart, to those who that when you wish upon a star, your dreams come true.
To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America; with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.
It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money.
Happiness is a state of mind. It's just according to the way you look at things.
Public servants say, always with the best of intentions, 'What greater service we could render if only we had a little more money and a little more power.' But the truth is that outside of its legitimate function, government does nothing as well or as economically as the private sector.
Any government will work if authority and responsibility are equal and coordinate. This does not insure “good” government, it simply insures that it will work. But such governments are rare — most people want to run things, but want no part of the blame. This used to be called the “backseat driver” syndrome.
I think that the larger and more complex the business gets, I have to listen twice as much as I speak.
The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them.
Those who purify your water, inspect your meat, and test your kids toys, as well as a huge number of nurses, teachers, and our soldiers, are public employees. The firefighters who don't hesitate to rush toward danger while you run away from it - they are all public employees.
No one will ever say Dwight Clark was selfish.
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