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Quotes by Cartoonist
"Goth culture, as mired in the past as it is, even it goes through changes, so Goth when I was growing up is not what it is now. When I think of Goth culture as it is at the moment I think of mall culture."
55
"Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush."
55
"When I was an art student in the early 60's before the acid scene began I was smoking pot just like anyone else who was an artist."
55
"Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end."
54
"Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?"
54
"If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?"
53
"Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. If makes it feel needed."
Feet,
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"You know, we're really destroying ourselves because we're really making the motivating force of anything we do selfish."
53
"The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers."
52
"Few things are more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own."
52
"On one occasion in 1987 the security police came looking for me because of a drawing that I'd published."
52
"Mothers are the necessity of invention."
52
"If I had to rank my skills, I have a long way to go before I can write a good graphic novel."
Rank,
51
"I've got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts."
51
"Today's younger generation is no worse than my own. We were just as ignorant and repulsive as they are, but nobody listened to us."
51
"I'm planning on finishing the Gospels at some point."
51
"Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end."
51
"Normal people... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet."
50
"Maturity is only a short break in adolescence."
50
"Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart."
50
"Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive."
50
"I normally keep a series of draft in a catalogue type of book in which I scribble, sketch and draw ideas."
50
"Getting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence."
50
"Alan Moore does have a sheen of class. He's a smart guy, and I'm sure there was a metaphoric level, I'm not denying that, but let's face it. the main reason he was doing a super-hero comic was because he was working for a super-hero comic book company."
50
"We don't devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks."
49
"You don't have to be a "person of influence" to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me."
49
"Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results."
49
"Yes, and when I had Aaron, he left me, and I didn't know how to raise a child. And I wasn't close to my parents, and because I was too proud to go to my parents for help, I mistreated that little baby. I didn't want a baby."
49
"If you can't control your peanut butter, you can't expect to control your life."
49
"I'm lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself and an amazing ability to slip into complete denial if the subject matter gets a little too close to home."
49
"Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come."
49
"Things are never quite as scary when you've got a best friend."
48
"He was making all kinds of sounds apparently with his mouth, and shaking his head and I thought, gosh, is he trying to stop the orchestra? Is it all wrong? It was just unbelievable."
48
"One of the most attractive things about writing your autobiography is that you're not dead."
48
"Just to see him come on the stage was an event. They had very high risers, and back a little bit, so he'd walk around behind the risers and right across the front of the stage to the podium, remember?"
48
"Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language."
48
"After doing Johnny I wanted to just do something, I wouldn't say innocent, but to not have any care in the world. Lots of setups and horrible happenings but its funny."
48
"When you do a cartoon based on news headlines, you do it based on incomplete information."
48
"Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery - it recharges by running."
48
"I've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled to their butt."
48
"There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do."
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