Quote of the day by Dr. Seuss: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”

Dr Seuss (born in 1904) was an American author and famous for his children’s books, notable for their playful words or rhymes and his picturisation of unusual characters in his books.

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”

Explanation: This quote has been borrowed from author’s book The Lorax where a character destroys a beautiful forest for some short term benefit. This resulted in a ripple effect of negative consequences, causing the land to become barren. He is left to ponder over a word ‘unless’ carved behind a monument of rocks.

Years later it dawned upon him that his actions had so much influence on his immediate environment. At the end, one can see him passing a seed to a young boy.

Through this quote, the author directly puts the attention on the reader and holds them accountable for the choices they make in life.

It implies that major problems in the society exist only because everyone thinks some other person would come along and fix them.

The quote suggests that a genuine change in the world needs personal ownership. It has to start with the reader.

The author implies that every person must realise their own power and ability to initiate a powerful change in the world and never underestimate it.

About the author: Dr. Seuss (born in 1904) was an American author, famous for his children’s books, notable for their playful words or rhymes and his picturisation of unusual characters in his books.

He started off as an illustrator and humorist for magazines before getting into fiction.

He is best known for the books he wrote for children, helping them learn to read. Among his celebrated works are One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Green Eggs and Ham, and Hop on Pop, and the inspirational Oh, the Places You’ll Go! 

His 1957 book The Cat in the Hat made him a popular name in households. 

Some of his children’s works have been challenged for being racist towards Asian, Arab and Black races.