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Facts about Jonathan Shapiro

Occup.Cartoonist
FromSouth Africa

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Jonathan Shapiro is a famous Cartoonist from South Africa.

Our collection contains 22 quotes who is written / told by Jonathan, under the main topic Computers.

22 Famous quotes by Jonathan Shapiro

Small: I would think a sense of the absurd is more important for a political cartoonist, because that could de
"I would think a sense of the absurd is more important for a political cartoonist, because that could define things like a sense of hypocrisy or a sense of the things one has to be skeptical about"
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Small: I try not to change my political point of view from paper to paper
"I try not to change my political point of view from paper to paper"
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Small: Primarily Im a social commentator rather than someone whos out to get the belly laugh
"Primarily I'm a social commentator rather than someone who's out to get the belly laugh"
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Small: I see the cartoonist as contributing to the content, being critical, because we do poke holes in some o
"I see the cartoonist as contributing to the content, being critical, because we do poke holes in some of the dialogue and find new ways of seeing things"
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Small: I normally keep a series of draft in a catalogue type of book in which I scribble, sketch and draw idea
"I normally keep a series of draft in a catalogue type of book in which I scribble, sketch and draw ideas"
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Small: Sometimes I have to compromise my views, but I never compromise on issues like the death penalty and th
"Sometimes I have to compromise my views, but I never compromise on issues like the death penalty and the arm trade laws, despite what the readers or letters may say"
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Small: I think the eyes are very revealing and can expose a lot about a persons mood or character
"I think the eyes are very revealing and can expose a lot about a persons mood or character"
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Small: You cant undo a deportation
"You can't undo a deportation"
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Small: On one occasion in 1987 the security police came looking for me because of a drawing that Id published
"On one occasion in 1987 the security police came looking for me because of a drawing that I'd published"
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Small: Mandela once phoned me out of the blue while he was still president, and at first he played with me a b
"Mandela once phoned me out of the blue while he was still president, and at first he played with me a bit"
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Small: Whats much harder is taking on people in your own community
"What's much harder is taking on people in your own community"
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Small: I was very lucky all three newspapers approached me and asked me to draw their cartoons for them
"I was very lucky all three newspapers approached me and asked me to draw their cartoons for them"
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Small: Even people that I agree with can do something that would be a target for a bit of humor
"Even people that I agree with can do something that would be a target for a bit of humor"
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Small: Gee, I am a complete Luddite when it comes to computers, I can barely log on!
"Gee, I am a complete Luddite when it comes to computers, I can barely log on!"
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Small: There are certain people within the new government who have a slightly disturbing tendency toward autho
"There are certain people within the new government who have a slightly disturbing tendency toward authoritarianism, but there are so many checks and balances that in that way their noises are just noises"
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Small: The cartoons which I enjoy have caused some kind of out rage, but they have got people talking about th
"The cartoons which I enjoy have caused some kind of out rage, but they have got people talking about these issues out in the open and in essence that's what its all about"
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Small: I eventually saw the satirical nature of caricaturing individuals
"I eventually saw the satirical nature of caricaturing individuals"
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Small: I am anti-Bush. A lot of what he stands for is the antithesis of what I stand for
"I am anti-Bush. A lot of what he stands for is the antithesis of what I stand for"
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Small: We do, and there is a law in the United States - the Torture Convention - that prohibits the United Sta
"We do, and there is a law in the United States - the Torture Convention - that prohibits the United States from deporting an individual to a country where there is a reasonable expectation that he will be subjected to torture - physical, mental or otherwise"
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Small: There was a teacher who recognized that I was interested in cartooning and he was great
"There was a teacher who recognized that I was interested in cartooning and he was great"
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Small: Certainly in cartooning Im given huge free rein at the moment
"Certainly in cartooning I'm given huge free rein at the moment"
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Small: Its to be a person whos able to shoot little arrows into sacred cows and knock politicians off their pe
"It's to be a person who's able to shoot little arrows into sacred cows and knock politicians off their pedestals, to look out for hypocrisy, advocate for all sorts of things from social justice to peace"
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