Quotes from Jim Henson

The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children.

If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't anything you can't do if you want to.

Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.

Watch out for each other. Love everyone and forgive everyone, including yourself. Forgive your anger. Forgive your guilt. Your shame. Your sadness. Embrace and open up your love, your joy, your truth, and most especially your heart.

Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City to take back the child you have stolen, for my will is as strong as yours and my kingdom as great. You have no power over me!

When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there.

My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here.

As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood.

Simple is good.

Please watch out for each other and love and forgive everybody. It's a good life, enjoy it.

It all ends in one of two ways: either someone gets eaten or something blows up.

I don't know exactly where ideas come from, but when I'm working well ideas just appear. I've heard other people say similar things - so it's one of the ways I know there's help and guidance out there. It's just a matter of our figuring out how to receive the ideas or information that are waiting to be heard.

I really do believe that all of you are at the beginning of a wonderful journey. As you start traveling down that road of life, remember this: There are never enough comfort stops. The places you're going to are never on the map. And once you get that map out, you won't be able to re-fold it no matter how smart you are. So forget the map, roll down the windows, and whenever you can pull over and have picnic with a pig. And if you can help it never fly as cargo.

I believe that we form our own lives, that we create our own reality, and that everything works out for the best.

No time is wasted time

Life is meant to be fun, and joyous, and fulfilling.

Yes, its one of the basic truths of the universe,....Things don't disappear. They just change, and change and change again.

Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending. We've done just what we set out to do. Thanks to the lovers, the dreamers and you.

I guess I was wrong when I said I never promised anyone. I promised me.

Who said that every wish would be heard and answered when wished on an evening star? Somebody thought of it and someone believed it, and look what its done so far.

If you can't beat them. Join them

I try hard not to judge anyone, and I try to bless everyone who is a part of my life, particularly anyone with whom I am having any problems

We see with our eyes. We know with our hearts. Outside...Inside.

Lisa Henson about her father) He admired the job of the man who walks along the road picking up trash with a long stick. He thought that guy had a great job, walking along with a stick, enjoying the road, and doing only good in the world, with hundreds of small actions.