19 Famous Quotes About "Santa Claus" (1) "Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year." - Victor Borge, 20th-century Danish-American comedian, known for his unique blend of comedy and classical music, North America. (2) "I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph." - Shirley Temple, child actress and diplomat in the mid 20th century, United States. (3) "I believe... I believe... It's silly, but I believe." - Susan Walker, character from the 1947 film "Miracle on 34th Street", United States. (4) "Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind." - Kris Kringle, character from the 1947 film "Miracle on 34th Street", United States. (5) "Santa Claus is anyone who loves another and seeks to make them happy; who gives himself by thought or word or deed in every gift that he bestows." - Edwin Osgood Grover, American professor and publisher, early 20th century, United States. (6) "Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip." - Gary Allan, popular country singer, late 20th-century, United States. (7) "Santa Claus represents all things the parents can't do." - Rosemary Wells, American author and illustrator, late 20th-century, United States. (8) "He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot." - Clement Clarke Moore, American author from the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (also known as "The Night Before Christmas"), early 19th century, United States. (9) "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." - Francis Pharcellus Church, Editor of The New York Sun, 1897 editorial, United States. (10) "Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world." - Francis Pharcellus Church, Editor of The New York Sun, 1897 editorial responding to a question about the existence of Santa Claus, United States. (11) "There are three stages in a man's life: He believes in Santa Claus, he doesn't believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus." - Bob Phillips, author and publisher, late 20th-century, United States. (12) "Santa Claus is a symbol. He's Saint Nicholas and Kris Kringle and happiness and hope and childhood." - Marion Dane Bauer, American children's author, early 21st-century, United States. (13) "Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity." - Chris Van Allsburg, author of The Polar Express, late 20th-century, United States. (14) "The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live." - George Carlin, comedian and social critic, late 20th-century, United States. (15) "Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful." - Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author, mid-20th century, United States. (16) "Santa knows Physics: Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig." - Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist and science communicator, early 21st-century, United States. (17) "In all this world there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child." - Francis Pharcellus Church, Editor of The New York Sun, from his 1897 editorial defending the existence of Santa Claus, United States. (18) "Santa Claus is the embodiment of Christmas for the child in all of us." - Ellen Hopkins, American novelist, early 21st-century, United States. (19) "Whenever you give someone a present or sing a holiday song, you're helping Santa Claus. To me, that's what Christmas is all about. Helping Santa Claus!" - Louis Sachar, American children's book author, early 21st-century, United States.