Garry Trudeau Quotes
For the most part, editors no longer view 'Doonesbury' as a rolling provocation, which is fine by me. It makes no sense to intentionally antagonize the very people on whose support you most depend.
Quotes to Explore
-
I see my daft surname as a positive thing. It first dawned on me that I had a comical name when someone called me 'Fishface' on my first day at school. I've heard all the fish jokes since then, many times over.
-
Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
-
I've always loved working out. When I was little, my dad used to make me and my sister do 10 press-ups every day before we brushed our teeth in the morning. It was like a boot camp! Then I did a lot of athletics at school and was a dancer.
-
You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
-
I walk around talking to myself in accents. Usually people look at me like I'm a complete fruit loop.
-
I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.
-
A trade war would be a disaster for the world. It's very easy to slip into a trade war.
-
Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
-
It comes down to a question of attention: it's difficult to use the Net distractedly, unlike the television or the radio.
-
Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.
-
I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out have always been a part of my life.
-
I believe God knew what he was doing when he put oil under our ground. It should be a means to an end.
Olusegun Obasanjo
-
To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other.
-
I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
-
I believe in reincarnation of the soul.
-
The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.
-
Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
-
It's often the death of the show when you break the tension and the two lead characters get together.
-
To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible.
-
It's not merely that conservatives are better at selling their product, or that they happen to have an easier-and undoubtedly simpler-ideological product to sell. It's that they know what they are selling. Liberals in general and Obama in particular cannot say the same.
-
He was a man born into a world dominated by scientific materialism. His objection to this materialism was not merely intellectual, or even egotistical (the feeling 'If the world is wholly material, then I can't be very important'). It was the feeling that man is cut off from his inner powers by this superficial attitude.
-
I have a lot of admiration for those who build tactical systems, but I always thought the most important thing a good coach must do is build the team around the characteristics of his players.
-
I was a hyperactive kid, and it took awhile for me to find the right teacher. My master was a Shaolin kung fu teacher, but he also taught tai chi, Chinese medicine, brush painting - he was adept at all facets of Chinese culture.
-
For the most part, editors no longer view 'Doonesbury' as a rolling provocation, which is fine by me. It makes no sense to intentionally antagonize the very people on whose support you most depend.
