“Animation offers a medium of story telling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world.”

— Walt Disney

As quoted in "COSI exhibit explores world of cartoons" by Jeffrey Zupanic in The Review (2 August 2007) http://www.the-review.com/news/article/2344671

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American film producer and businessman 1901–1966

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