I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.
I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.
When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it's because he's so human; and that is the secret of his popularity.
Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end.
Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner.
This dapper little mouse that wore such cute clothes and said such interesting things, yeah. I thought it was a great idea to have a mouse like that in your family, so now I get to see what it was like.
The image we have would be impossible for Mickey Mouse to maintain. We're just... normal people.
We know that in 2001 it was believed 78 stem cell lines existed. But now we know there are only 22 that are viable, and they have been contaminated with mouse stem cells.
We already live a very long time for mammals, getting three times as many heartbeats as a mouse or elephant. It never seems enough though, does it?
Only very brave mouse makes nest in cat's ear.
I hope we don't get to the point where we have to have the cat stop chasing the mouse to teach him glassblowing and basket weaving.
What about Mickey Mouse? Disney tried very hard to make him a star. But Mickey Mouse is more of a symbol than a real character.