Alice In Wonderland Alice Quotes:

There ought to be a book written about me, that there ought!

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (1963). “Alice in Wonderland”, p.36, Collector's Library

topic: Book, Alice In Wonderland Alice, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Book

I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Morning, Thinking, Changed, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Alice

If you don't know where you're going any road will do

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Baseball, Travel, Goals Dreams, Humpty Dumpty, Management Motivation

If you don t know where you are, a map won't help.

- Watts Humphrey

source: Watts S. Humphrey (1989). “Managing the Software Process”, Addison-Wesley Professional

topic: Maps, Helping, Where You Are, Management Motivation, Managing Time

Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Life, Success, Art, Introspection, Alice Adventures In Wonderland

Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Inspirational, Funny, Cute, Children's Books, Duchess

'What is the use of a book', thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversations?'

- Lewis Carroll

source: Alice's Adventures inWonderland ch. 1 (1865)

topic: Book, Reading, Wonderland, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice And Wonderland Book

Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more simply - never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise.

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (2010). “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass”, p.61, Cosimo, Inc.

topic: Imagination, Identity, Wonderland, Duchess, Alice Adventures In Wonderland

Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to." "I don't much care where –" "Then it doesn't matter which way you go.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Adventure, Way, Care, Which Way To Go, Adventure And Life

Alice laughed. 'There's no use trying,' she said. 'One can't believe impossible things.' I daresay you haven't had much practice,' said the Queen. 'When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. There goes the shawl again!

- Lewis Carroll

source: Through the Looking-Glass ch. 5 (1872)

topic: Inspirational, Queens, Believe, Impossible Dream, Alice Adventures In Wonderland

Twinkle, twinkle little bat How I wonder what you're at! Up above the world you fly, Like a tea-tray in the sky.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Sweet, Sky, Tea, Trays, Twinkling

One can't believe impossible things.

- Lewis Carroll

source: 1871 Through the Looking-Glass, ch. 5,'Wool and Water'.

topic: Believe, Math, Impossible Things, Impossible Dream, Possible And Impossible

"Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. "I've had nothing yet," Alice replied in an offended tone, "so I can't take more."

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Tea, Tone, March, Hares, Alice Adventures In Wonderland

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Running, Philosophy, Philosophical, Humpty Dumpty, Beginnings And Ends

If it had grown up, it would have made a dreadfully ugly child; but it makes rather a handsome pig, I think.

- Lewis Carroll

source: Kenneth Grahame, Lewis Carroll, J.M. Barrie, Alexandre Dumas (2012). “The Modern Library Collection Children's Classics 5-Book Bundle: The Wind in the Willows, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Peter Pan, The Three Musketeers”, p.425, Modern Library

topic: Children, Thinking, Pigs, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice In Wonderland Alice

Contrariwise, if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Ghouls, Would Be, Might, Mathematical Logic, Reason And Logic

It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Nice, Would Be, Wonderland, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Alice

I could tell you my adventures—beginning from this morning,” said Alice a little timidly; “but it’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (2010). “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass”, p.69, Cosimo, Inc.

topic: Morning, Adventure, Yesterday, Alice In Wonderland Alice

If you do not know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere

- Henry A. Kissinger

topic: Inspiring, Success, Time, Management Motivation, Managing Time

It's hard to get lost if you don't know where you're going.

- Jim Jarmusch

source: "His Films, His Way: Jim Jarmusch Is Still Figuring Out How to Do It". Interview with Marc Savlov, www.austinchronicle.com. October 20, 2000.

topic: Lost, Management Motivation, Managing Time, Solo Travel, Good Thoughts

And how do you know that you're mad?

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Mad, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice In Wonderland Alice, Alice In Wonderland Mad

I think I should understand that better, if I had it written down: but I can't quite follow it as you say it.

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (1913). “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland”, p.54, PDFreeBooks.org

topic: Thinking, Wonderland, Should, Alice In Wonderland Alice, Alice In Wonderland Tea

It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Memories, Carpe Diem, Vision, Knowledge Of The Past, Poor Memory

The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Food, Yesterday, Promise, Humpty Dumpty, Alice And Wonderland Book

'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.'

- Lewis Carroll

source: 'Through the Looking-Glass' (1872) ch. 6

topic: Mean Girls, Use, Tone, Humpty Dumpty, Alice In Wonderland Alice

When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ’The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’ ’The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.

- Lewis Carroll

source: 1871 Through the Looking-Glass, ch.6,'Humpty Dumpty'.

topic: Mean, Different, Wonderland, Humpty Dumpty, Alice In Wonderland Alice

Speak in French when you can't think of the English for a thing. Turn out your toes as you walk. And remember who you are!

- Lewis Carroll

source: "Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass".

topic: Thinking, Wonderland, Remember Who You Are, Alice In Wonderland Alice

Take care of the sense and the sounds will take care of themselves.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Inspirational, Time, Careers, Inspirational Tattoo, Alice Adventures In Wonderland

She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Happiness, Sweet, Advice, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice And Wonderland Book

If you drink much from a bottle marked 'poison' it is certain to disagree with you sooner or later.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Poison, Bottles, Drink, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice And Wonderland Book

How puzzling all these changes are! I'm never sure what I'm going to be, from one minute to another.

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (2010). “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass”, p.35, Cosimo, Inc.

topic: Wonderland, Minutes, One Minute, Alice In Wonderland Alice

I'll try if I know all the things I used to know. Let me see: four times five is twelve, and four times six is thirteen, and four times seven is - oh dear! I shall never get to twenty at that rate!

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Trying, Four, Six, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Alice

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Humpty Dumpty, Alice In Wonderland Alice, Alice In Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Mad, Through The Looking Glass

You are old Father William,' the young man said, 'and your hair has become very white; and yet you incessantly stand on your head-do you think, at your age, it is right?

- Lewis Carroll

source: Alice's Adventures inWonderland ch. 5 (1865)

topic: Father, Thinking, Men, Alice In Wonderland Alice

"Well, I never heard it before," said the Mock Turtle; "but it sounds uncommon nonsense."

- Lewis Carroll

source: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Book by Lewis Carroll, November 26, 1865.

topic: Sound, Wonderland, Nonsense, Alice In Wonderland Alice, Alice In Wonderland Mad

If you don't know where you are currently standing, you're dead.

- Samuel Beckett

topic: Where You Are, Standing, Management Motivation, Managing Time, Solo Travel

The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo.

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (1972). “Alice in Wonderland”, p.55, Jeff Koo

topic: Flamingos, Firsts, Found, Alice In Wonderland Alice, Croquet

When I used to read fairy-tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one!

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (2010). “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass”, p.21, Cosimo, Inc.

topic: Here I Am, Wonderland, Fairy Tale, Alice In Wonderland Alice

You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there.

- Yogi Berra

topic: Inspirational, Funny, Motivational, Pursue Your Dreams, Management Motivation

Yes, that's it! Said the Hatter with a sigh, it's always tea time.

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (2016). “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland”, p.44

topic: Tea, Wonderland, Said, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Alice

Alice: "How long is forever?" White Rabbit: "Sometimes, just one second."

- Lewis Carroll

source: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Book by Lewis Carroll, November 26, 1865.

topic: White, Long, Forever, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice In Wonderland Alice

'The time has come,' the walrus said, 'to talk of many things: of shoes and ships - and sealing wax - of cabbages and kings.'

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Time, Kings, Shoes, Carpenter, Walrus

Who ARE You?" This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, I--I hardly know, sir, just at present-- at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (Illustrated)”, p.97, Delphi Classics

topic: Morning, Thinking, Wonderland, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice In Wonderland Alice

I can't go back to yesterday - because I was a different person then.

- Lewis Carroll

source: Alice's Adventures inWonderland ch. 10 (1865)

topic: Life, Time, Insperational, Past Present Future Love, People Changing

If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Doe, World, Faster, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Alice

'But I don't want to go among mad people,' said Alice. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the cat. 'We're all mad here.'

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Cat, Mad, People, Humpty Dumpty, Deep Life

Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Running, Want, Modernity, Queen Of Hearts, Red Queen

You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret... All the best people are!

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Inspirational, People, Secret, Children's Books, All The Best