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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.

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We allow no geniuses around our Studio.
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I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.
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The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
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I believe in being an innovator.
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A man should never neglect his family for business.
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