Quotes by Cartoonists

Grime is not like messiness or some fingerprints on a cabinet; it takes a long time to accumulate. Roz Chast

Time Long Long Time Some Fingerprints Cabinet Takes Like Accumulate

Did you know that you can live on Ensure for a year? A person can live for a really long time just lying in bed and drinking Ensure - way longer than you think. Roz Chast

My parents scrimped and saved all their lives, to the point where my mother used a disgusting old oven mitt that was stained and partly patched together with a skirt I made in seventh grade. Roz Chast

Together Mother Old Made Parents Saved Seventh Point Oven Partly Mitt Grade Disgusting Where Stained Used Skirt Lives

I don't like going into the basement. I'm always afraid that something's going to blow up. Roz Chast

Something Like Always Up Blow Going Afraid Basement

I think, especially with my parents, I wanted to remember who they were. I wanted to remember all of it. I didn't want to purge myself of it. I wanted to remember it. Roz Chast

Myself Remember Parents Think Purge Were Want Wanted Who

I don't think any of my kids' books talk down to kids. Roz Chast

Down Think Books Kids Talk Any

The wonderful thing about the cartoon form is it's a combination of words and pictures. You don't have to choose, and the contribution of the two often winds up being greater than the sum of its parts. Roz Chast

Sunday, there's not a lot of structure. I might spend an hour thinking about why I don't exercise, and feeling very guilty about not exercising. I tried running, over 10 years ago. It didn't really take. Roz Chast

In Brooklyn, I don't feel that I'm holding up people with briefcases if I catch a stroller wheel in the sidewalk. Roz Chast

People Holding Sidewalk Brooklyn Catch Feel Up Wheel

I've always wanted to learn how to hook rugs. A wonderful artist named Leslie Giuliani taught me how. The nice thing is you can change it as you go along. Roz Chast

Me You Change Wonderful Nice Hook Along Named Learn Always How Go Artist Taught Wanted Leslie Nice Thing Thing

I don't like holidays. And I don't like crowds of people. I don't like noise. Roz Chast

Noise People Crowds Like Holidays

You might have a worry that's so stupid it just peters out by itself, like a bad investment. Roz Chast

You Stupid Worry Out Bad Investment Like Itself Just Might

Naturally, I'm conservative; I'm a Republican. I always was. Rube Goldberg

Conservative Always Republican Naturally

And, uh, I've got about six thousand cartoons up there, also books and papers. Rube Goldberg

Books Papers Thousand Cartoons About Also Got Up Six

And I, uh, I wonder how anybody can think his personality changes with his success. I've had quite a bit of success but I feel that I'm just the same person as I always was. Rube Goldberg

Success Personality Think Changes Bit Had Feel Always How His Wonder Person Same Quite Quite A Bit Just Anybody

I didn't have any real art training, but when I was about twelve nad thirteen, another boy and I went to a sign painter's house every Friday night and took lessons. Rube Goldberg

Art Training Every Took Sign About House Another Boy Real Friday Friday Night Any Painter Lessons Twelve Night Thirteen

You give anybody a billion dollars, and of course they are passionate. Passion is one of those things like willpower in that there's 'magical thinking' about it. You've got to be careful about 'magical thinking.' Scott Adams

You Passion Thinking Those Willpower Be Careful About Magical Give Like Course Got Passionate Dollars Anybody Billion Billion Dollars Things Careful

One strategy for getting ahead is being incredibly good at a particular skill; you need to be world-class to stand out for that skill. In my case, I layered fairly average skills together until the combination became special. Scott Adams

Let's form proactive synergy restructuring teams. Scott Adams

Synergy Restructuring Proactive Form Teams

The only risk of failure is promotion. Scott Adams

Failure Promotion Risk Only

We must develop knowledge optimization initiatives to leverage our key learnings. Scott Adams

Knowledge Key Our Must Develop Optimization Initiatives Leverage

Beware of advice about successful people and their methods. For starters, no two situations are alike. Your dreams of creating a dry-cleaning empire won't be helped by knowing that Thomas Edison liked to take naps. Scott Adams

Dreams People Advice Thomas Thomas Edison Alike About Take Empire Beware Liked Knowing Naps Edison Methods Situations Successful Creating Successful People Your Your Dreams Helped Starters Two

Some of my best friends are Venture Capitalists, but let's face it, a hamster with Alzheimer's could make those kind of numbers. It's great work if you can get it. Scott Adams

Work Best Great You Face Those Kind Some Could Make Venture Great Work Alzheimer Friends Get Capitalists Numbers