Mort Walker

“You can't be a cartoonist and not have a sense of humor.”

“I've always said, 'I'd rather be a king in my own comic strip than a prince on Broadway.'”

“I think the most important thing in a comic strip is to make people laugh.”

“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.”

“We draw our inspiration from the people we see every day.”

“Seven days without laughter make one weak.”

“My formula for success is a little bit of talent, a lot of work and a lot of luck.”

“I start with a gag. If it's a good gag, I can build a story around it.”

“Beetle Bailey is a character who represents the little man in all of us.”

“I work every day. I don't know how to do anything else.”