Never been to Sesame Street but I flip a Big Bird. And I know "stealers" and they not from Pittsburgh. — Cam'ron
When The Muppet Show ended, we all sat around and said, what kind of television show would we like to do. We felt the need these days are for some quality children's programming. — Jim Henson
Do a loony-goony dance 'Cross the kitchen floor, Put something silly in the world That ain't been there before. — Shel Silverstein
Kermit was the Everyman, the original Tom Hanks, but I have a special place in my heart for Fozzie Bear. The classic borderline hacky entertainer. — Jason Segel
I wanna live like Arnold, Willis and Mr. Drummond...
And keep my paper sturdy, big birds and tight herbs. — Pimp C
Oh, look at me! I'm making people happy! I'm the Magical Man from Happy-Land, in a gumdrop house on Lollipop Lane! Oh, by the way, I was being sarcastic. — Homer
The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer. — John Madden
Grab your coat, and get your hat Leave your worry on the doorstep Just direct your feet To the sunny side of the street. — Dorothy Fields
I like PBS. I love Big Bird ... But I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it. — Mitt Romney
Short Sesame Street Quotes
Doing the Muppet Show you forget about conventional filming. — Peter Mayhew
You're off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So... get on your way! — Dr. Seuss
There is a place where the sidewalk ends. — Shel Silverstein
Yo, I'm the illest. Plus I know more different strokes than Arnold and Willis. — Big Daddy Kane
Ready...set-y...spaghetti! — Dan Wells
A person's a person, no matter how small. — Dr. Seuss
And that is a story that no one can beat, When I say that I saw it on Mulberry Street. — Dr. Seuss
Somewhere, the zebra is dancing. — Garth Stein
Watch out where the Huskies go
And don't you eat that yellow snow — Frank Zappa
Ooh baby, baby, it's a wild world, it's hard just to get by upon a smile. — Cat Stevens
Sesame Street Image Quotes
Failure is a detour, not a dead end street
Sesame Quotes
Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work Sesame Street is doing, and I cannot allow it to go on any longer. I am deeply sorry to be leaving and am looking forward to resolving these personal matters privately. — Kevin Clash
In Babylon 1750 BC, 1 hour of light from a sesame oil lamp would’ve cost you more than 50 hours of work. A tallow candle in the 1800s would’ve cost you over 6 hours of work for the same amount of light. Today, on average, it would cost you less than half a second of working time. — Peter Diamandis
You're an investigator - can't nobody find stuff out like a woman. Y'all put the police to shame, make the little investigative tricks they show on CSI and Law & Order: SVU look like counting lessons on Sesame Street. — Steve Harvey
Manners is he key thing. Say, for instance, when you are growing up, you are walking down the street, you've got to tell everybody "Good morning everybody"! You can't pass one person.
Love is the vital essence that pervades and permeates, from the center to the circumference, the graduating circles of all thought and action. Love is the talisman of human weal and woe
-the open sesame to every soul. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Some people think that macrobiotic philosophy is no more than the teaching of a diet - the eating of brown rice, carrots, and gomashio (sesame salt), others imagine that it is summed up in the statement, "Don't eat cake and sugar." How far from the truth! — George Ohsawa
Work is the open sesame of every portal, the great equalizer in the world, the true philosopher's stone which transmutes all the base metal of humanity into gold. — William Osler
The coolest thing I've gotten to do in the past few years is guest star on Sesame Street. — Norah Jones
How does a sesame seed stick to a bun? That's magical. There must be some sesame seed glue out there. Either that or they're adhesive on one side. Peel off the backing, place it on the bun. — Mitch Hedberg
The person I enjoyed interviewing the most was Elmo from Sesame Street because he is so unpredictable and he is always eating my hair and my face. — Katie Couric
I wanted to have a global company, so I chose a global name. Alibaba is easy to spell, and people everywhere associate that with "Open, Sesame," the command that Ali Baba used to open doors to hidden treasures in One Thousand and One Nights. — Jack Ma
I never thought I'd be on Sesame Street with Elmo and Big Bird. I'm still thrilled. I'm on a high. — Michelle Obama
In South Africa, where HIV-positive children are often shunned, we have an HIV-positive Muppet to teach children to be friendly with children with HIV. But they use local actors. And it's not always a street. Sometimes it's 'Sesame Plaza,' or 'Sesame Tree.' — Joan Ganz Cooney
Sesame Street is the epitome of children’s television. It has continued to maintain the successful structure that was established in the beginning. Through it’s amazing research department, teaching has been made fun. This, the heart and humor works for children and adults alike, that’s why I’m very honored to be a part of it. — Kevin Clash
I wish I could tell you that the Children's Television Workshop and Sesame Street were thanks to my genius, but it really was a lucky break. — Joan Ganz Cooney
Getting a degree, being on Sesame Street... those were like real accomplishments to me. — Chaka Khan
As if this whole thing isn't confusing enough, election officials announced this week that the alphabet on the ballot will begin with the letter R, then W, then Q. You know, even Sesame Street is laughing at California now. — Jay Leno
It was a nephilim.” “A nephi-what?” asked Hugh, startled. “Isn’t that a character on Sesame Street?” Peter spoke up for the first time. — Richelle Mead
In Australia, I grew up watching 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' my son grew up watching 'Sesame Street,' my grandson's growing up watching 'Dora The Explorer.' So we are sort of saturated with American culture from the day we're born, and to those of those who do have an ear for it, it's second nature. — Jacki Weaver
This is Sesame Street. A place where people, birds, monsters all live in perfect harmony. — Phil Donahue
I really learned the power of the tube on Sesame Street and how it can influence a very young mind. — Ruth Buzzi
First Lady Michelle Obama appears on 'Sesame Street' to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary. It's going to be a big episode. Yes, sources say the episode gets a little tense when Ernie and Bert ask the first lady why her husband's dragging his feet on gay marriage. — Conan O'Brien
If my life was a song it would be, 'It ain't that easy being green' from Sesame Street. — Jacob Lusk
We were only allowed to watch Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers and 3-2-1 Contact! — Rachael Leigh Cook
I was a TV junkie as a kid. I am the Sesame Street generation. — Darren Aronofsky
In America, Miramax are using a 'New York Times' review that said 'Trainspotting' makes 'Kids' look like a 1960s episode of 'Sesame Street.' — Irvine Welsh
I remember seeing Stand by Me, when I was around 12, and just feeling like, "This is so refreshing to see kids swear and smoke cigarettes like my friends." It just felt much more real than the Sesame Street version of childhood that I'd been spoon-fed. — Brian K. Vaughan
"Sesame Street" was really the first kid's show that my dad did. He did a couple of TV specials that were targeted for kids before "Sesame Street," but really, it was, it's kind of going back to our roots, when we start to get adult. This show gets very adult sometimes, and that's because of the audience. — Brian Henson
Even though I had a great deal of respect for children's TV and theatre, it wasn't my intent to specialize solely in that area. I did indeed want to work on shows like "Sesame Street" and I am honored to be even a small part of that legacy, but I also wanted to do characters that had wider vocabulary and satirical humor. — Stephanie D'Abruzzo
Sesame Street... I think they were all high. With Big Bird, they had to be high. — Pauly Shore
I grew up being educated by Sesame Street and gained a sense of humor from The Muppet Show. I'd give my right foot to be able to do a scene or two with the Muppets. — Neil Patrick Harris
I've gotten to hang out with Elmo, I'm the Fairy Shoeperson on 'Sesame Street'. So hopefully our kids will get to see and hear me as much as they're able. — Neil Patrick Harris
I made the transition to directing documentaries with the great help of my Co-Director on The World According to Sesame Street, Linda Hawkins Costigan. She was a gracious teacher, and a wonderful collaborator. — Linda Goldstein Knowlton
I studied piano and viola and voice in high school and music composition in college. For many years before I became an author I was a singer songwriter, writing for Disney and Sesame Street. I believe in perfect rhymes - no cheating! — Sarah Weeks
There is nothing that 'Sesame Street' can't teach you, if you let it. — Sarah Churchwell
The benefits kids get from watching "Sesame Street" can be as powerful as the ones children get from preschool. — Julie Roginsky
Atheists are suffering from bad PR. What if Sesame Street had an atheist character? — Dan Barker
I always wanted to be a Muppet. So when 'Sesame Street' approached me to guest star, I thought: 'I'm going to be on this!' It's pretty incredible stuff. — James Blunt
I expect a zombie to show up on Sesame Street soon, teaching kids to count. — George A. Romero
Today's 'Sesame Street' will NOT be brought to you by the number 34 or the letter D. — Russell Brand
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