Quotes by Jim Henson

“Only time can heal your broken heart. Just as only time can heal his broken arms and legs.”

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

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

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

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”

“There's not a word yet, for old friends who've just met.”

“When single shines the triple sun,What was sundered and undoneShall be whole, the two made oneBy Gelfling hand, or else by none.”

“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 tru...”

“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 th...”

“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”

“It is our responsibility to keep telling these tales--to tell them in a way that they teach and entertain and give meaning to our lives,' he [Jim] said later. 'This is not merely an obligation, it'...”

“I think if you study--if you learn too much of what others have done, you may tend to take the same direction as everybody else.”

“I know that it's easier to portray a world that's filled with cynicism and anger, where problems are solved with violence. What's a whole lot tougher is to offer alternatives, to present other ways...”

“[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.”

“I think there are lots of ways of leading very good lives and growing spiritually. This process of growth goes on whether we believe it or not.”

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

“I think it's not particularly necessary to lead a religious life. People progress just as well in music, or art, or math or science or gardening or whatever. It all seems to work as well and the pr...”

“Cara: *Flies*Gen: What? I don't have wings!Cara: Ofcourse not! You're a boy.”

“Here's some simple advice: Always be yourself. Never take yourself to seriously. And beware of advice from experts, pigs, and members of Parliament.”

“Moving right alongIn search of good timesAnd good news,With good friends you can't lose.This could become a habit.Opportunity just knocked,Let's reach out and grab it,Together we'll nab it,We'll hi...”