Famous quotes by Cartoonists

CartoonistsCartoonists have a distinct way of considering the globe, as well as their quotes often reflect their distinct perspective. From the amusing to the profound, these quotes by illustrators offer insight right into the creative procedure and the power of humor. Whether you're trying to find a laugh or a little inspiration, these quotes by cartoonists will leave you with something to think about.
Small: The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing"
Walt Disney, Cartoonist
Small: A man should never neglect his family for business
"A man should never neglect his family for business"
Walt Disney, Cartoonist
Small: Dont have a cow, man
"Don't have a cow, man"
Matt Groening, Cartoonist
Small: Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget
"Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget"
Matt Groening, Cartoonist
Small: Genius is never understood in its own time
"Genius is never understood in its own time"
Bill Watterson, Cartoonist
Small: A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away
Bil Keane
"A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away"
Bil Keane, Cartoonist
Small: And its not only films, Im pretty unaware of anything thats going on in popular culture right now
"And it's not only films, I'm pretty unaware of anything that's going on in popular culture right now"
Brad Bird, Cartoonist
Small: Normal people... believe that if it aint broke, dont fix it. Engineers believe that if it aint broke, it doesn
"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"
Scott Adams, Cartoonist
Small: The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression
"The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression"
Gary Larson, Cartoonist
Small: I was handed a chocolate bar and an M-1 rifle and told to go kill Hitler
Jack Kirby
"I was handed a chocolate bar and an M-1 rifle and told to go kill Hitler"
Jack Kirby, Cartoonist
Small: Any place that anyone can learn something useful from someone with experience is an educational institution
"Any place that anyone can learn something useful from someone with experience is an educational institution"
Al Capp, Cartoonist
Small: I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were enterta
"I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained"
Walt Disney, Cartoonist
Small: Im not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information
"I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information"
Bill Watterson, Cartoonist
Small: I liked things better when I didnt understand them
"I liked things better when I didn't understand them"
Bill Watterson, Cartoonist
Small: Reality continues to ruin my life
"Reality continues to ruin my life"
Bill Watterson, Cartoonist
Small: But I couldnt draw as fast as she requested. Thus, I tried to create the worst abomination of a comic that I c
"But I couldn't draw as fast as she requested. Thus, I tried to create the worst abomination of a comic that I could, so as to make her not want comics anymore. That abomination, my friends, was Happy Noodle Boy"
Jhonen Vasquez, Cartoonist
Small: Why does this person who is sitting behind a desk and never watches cartoons is arguing about what cartoons sh
"Why does this person who is sitting behind a desk and never watches cartoons is arguing about what cartoons should be like. Its so creepy realizing that this person is a lunatic"
Jhonen Vasquez, Cartoonist
Small: After doing Johnny I wanted to just do something, I wouldnt say innocent, but to not have any care in the worl
"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"
Jhonen Vasquez, Cartoonist
Small: Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own probl
"Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems"
Scott Adams, Cartoonist
Small: I think Maus I is better than Maus II. The standard here is whether or not its as good as a great book of pros
"I think Maus I is better than Maus II. The standard here is whether or not it's as good as a great book of prose literature and by that standard, no, it's not that great"
Ted Rall, Cartoonist
Small: Once publishers got interested in it, it was a year in developing, and it was launched, I think, in 1960.
"Once publishers got interested in it, it was a year in developing, and it was launched, I think, in 1960. But Willie Lumpkin didn't last long - it only last a little better than a year, maybe a year and a half"
Dan DeCarlo, Cartoonist
Small: People think that whatever I put into strips has happened to me in my life
"People think that whatever I put into strips has happened to me in my life"
Lynda Barry, Cartoonist
Small: Love will make a way out of no way
"Love will make a way out of no way"
Lynda Barry, Cartoonist
Small: When you do a cartoon based on news headlines, you do it based on incomplete information
"When you do a cartoon based on news headlines, you do it based on incomplete information"
Ted Rall, Cartoonist
Small: Because they feel that without them telling you to do this, you wouldnt have had the characters that you have,
"Because they feel that without them telling you to do this, you wouldn't have had the characters that you have, you wouldn't have the book that you have"
Dan DeCarlo, Cartoonist
Small: Mothers send strips to daughters to make a point. Daughters smack strips down on the breakfast table to make a
"Mothers send strips to daughters to make a point. Daughters smack strips down on the breakfast table to make a point. My own mom sometimes cuts a strip out and sends it to me to make sure I understand her"
Cathy Guisewite, Cartoonist
Small: I have an office in my house and one about five minutes from my house. I worked solely out of my house for man
"I have an office in my house and one about five minutes from my house. I worked solely out of my house for many years, but find, with children, that I have to be in a different ZIP code to think"
Cathy Guisewite, Cartoonist
Small: He was making all kinds of sounds apparently with his mouth, and shaking his head and I thought, gosh, is he t
"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"
Robert Ripley, Cartoonist
Small: And, uh, Ive got about six thousand cartoons up there, also books and papers
"And, uh, I've got about six thousand cartoons up there, also books and papers"
Rube Goldberg, Cartoonist
Small: I wouldnt mind the rat race - if the rats would lose once in a while
"I wouldn't mind the rat race - if the rats would lose once in a while"
Tom Wilson, Cartoonist
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