--- title: Seuss-isms: A Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out and Those Already on Their Way description: "UNLESS someone like you cares a whole lot, nothing is going to get better, It’s not." canonical: https://time.com/3765626/seuss-isms-life-advice/ author: Shane Parrish article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-10T11:00:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T08:18:52.533Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Seuss-isms: A Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out and Those Already on Their Way og:description: "UNLESS someone like you cares a whole lot, nothing is going to get better, It’s not." og:url: https://time.com/3765626/seuss-isms-life-advice/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt425dca3800b76ee2/6987860a8e0601fdf145b08f/9780679883562.jpeg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: seuss-isms-cover og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Seuss-isms: A Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out and Those Already on Their Way twitter:description: "UNLESS someone like you cares a whole lot, nothing is going to get better, It’s not." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt425dca3800b76ee2/6987860a8e0601fdf145b08f/9780679883562.jpeg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Seuss-isms: A Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out and Those Already on Their Way by [Shane Parrish](https://time.com/author/shane-parrish/) ## Shane Parrish Apr 10, 2015 11:00 AM UTC  Random House by [Shane Parrish](https://time.com/author/shane-parrish/) ## Shane Parrish Apr 10, 2015 11:00 AM UTC Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was the famous children’s book author. He was also a philosopher. [Seuss-isms! A Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out…and Those Already on Their Way](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553508415/farnamstreet-20) offers a taste of some of his wit and wisdom. Be True To Yourself --- > “” --- Listen to Good Advice --- > “” --- Think Before You Speak --- > “” --- Tell the Truth --- > “” --- Focus --- > “” --- Don’t Be Afraid to Accept Help --- > “” --- Expect the Unexpected --- > “” --- Try New Things --- > “” --- Take Chances --- > “” --- Reading Expands Your Horizons --- > “” --- Be Grateful --- > “” --- Embrace your strengths --- > “” --- Be Proactive --- > “” --- Remain Humble --- > “” --- Learn to Improvise --- > “” --- [Seuss-isms! A Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out…and Those Already on Their Way](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553508415/farnamstreet-20) dispenses invaluable life advice like only Dr. Seuss can. **_This piece originally appeared on_** [**_Farnam Street_**](http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/)**_._** **Join over 50,000 readers and get a free weekly update via email** [**here**](http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/newsletter/)**.** ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3765626/seuss-isms-life-advice/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3765626/seuss-isms-life-advice/"},"headline":"Seuss-isms: A Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out and Those Already on Their Way","datePublished":"2015-04-10T11:00:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T08:18:52.533Z","description":"\"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole lot, nothing is going to get better, It’s not.\"","url":"https://time.com/3765626/seuss-isms-life-advice/","keywords":["Psychology"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt425dca3800b76ee2/6987860a8e0601fdf145b08f/9780679883562.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Shane Parrish","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/shane-parrish/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt425dca3800b76ee2/6987860a8e0601fdf145b08f/9780679883562.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"seuss-isms-cover","caption":"seuss-isms-cover","creditText":"Random House","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/psychology/","name":"Psychology"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3765626/seuss-isms-life-advice/","name":"Seuss-isms: A Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out and Those Already on Their Way"}}]}] ```