KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Jeff Macnelly Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Jeff Macnelly

Showing 1-10 of 16 Quotes by Jeff Macnelly

The best thing for my creative process is a deadline.

~Jeff Macnelly

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The best cartoons have no words at all - just the image pops out.

~Jeff Macnelly

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Because of my grey hair and glasses, people think I'm Phil Donahue.

~Jeff Macnelly

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I'm looking forward to working for the 'Tribune' because any company that can invest in the Chicago Cubs has a view of the future we cannot begin to comprehend.

~Jeff Macnelly

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


If you're a balanced cartoonist, you're not a cartoonist. You definitely have to have a bias.

~Jeff Macnelly

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


That really has been my message over the years: 'Hey, we're all in this together, so let's laugh about it a little, please.' It adds perspective to an argument if you know where you're coming from.

~Jeff Macnelly

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Editorial pages all say, 'Well, the other guy has a point, too. It remains to be seen how this will come out. We certainly hope it comes out fine; blah, blah.' Cartoonists don't go that way. Our job is to stick out our tongues, to show a big raspberry to whatever pompous jerk happens to be mouthing off.

~Jeff Macnelly

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I thought that through the strip, I could vent my spleen and be funny at the same time. But when it comes to humor, there's no substitute for reality and politicians.

~Jeff Macnelly

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I don't need a lot of attention. I'd much rather have the work be famous than the face be famous.

~Jeff Macnelly

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I look at people, and I like to laugh at them.

~Jeff Macnelly

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Cartoonist

Born: September 17th, 1947

Died: June 8th, 2000

Links

Find Jeff Macnelly on Amazon

Related Authors

Scott Adams
Jim Davis
Walt Disney
Matt Groening
Bil Keane
Charles M. Schulz
Bill Watterson
Tom Wilson

Popular Authors

Jean-Michel Basquiat Ludwig Van Beethoven Winston Churchill Ellen Degeneres Rene Descartes Fyodor Dostoevsky Steve Irwin Danny Meyer

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1822 - Rutherford B. Hayes

1861 - Walter Rauschenbusch

1880 - Damon Runyon

1895 - Buster Keaton

1903 - Ernst Kaltenbrunner

1914 - Brendan Gill

1916 - George Sidney

1918 - Kenichi Fukui

1923 - Charlton Heston

1928 - Alvin Toffler

Birthdays on October 4th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Anger Diet Dreams Famous Graduation Happiness Learning Valentine's Day