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" I thought if I could create a convincing cat I could say and do anything I wanted on the human condition. "
Jim Davis
Say
Thought
Human
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" I'm still a farm boy at heart. If I hadn't suffered from asthma as a child, I would be a farmer today. "
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" Readers have told me that their children have learned to read after years of struggle after starting to read Garfield's comic strip and many people who have moved to the United States have said that they, too, learned English by reading Garfield. "
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" You have to do something when you're lying in bed. So you play with your mind. "
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" You'd have to go a long way to find someone who was more proud and grateful for what our veterans have done for all of us. "
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" I stop short of being a workaholic. "
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" I can go everywhere and no one recognises me. "
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" Avoid fruits and nuts. You are what you eat. "
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Contribution
" I was in and out of comas until I was nine and I would lose entire days and weeks. The novelty of being able to really do stuff hasn't worn off - I still feel like I'm making up for lost time. "
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Time
Lost
" Cats rule the world. "
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" My dream in life is to write the one gag that makes everyone in the world laugh. "
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Life
World
" We live in a time where we're made to feel guilty about overeating, oversleeping, and not exercising. Garfield not only does all that, but he doesn't apologize for it. "
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Guilty
He
Live
" There are so many opportunities in life, that the loss of two or three capabilities is not necessarily debilitating. A handicap can give you the opportunity to focus more on art, writing, or music. "
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Focus
Art
Life
" The surprising thing was, it's actually easier working on animation than working on a comic strip, because Garfield is animated in my head. "
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Animation
Working
Head
" I probably get more inspiration for human stories and idiosyncrasies than I do animal stories. "
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Than
Inspiration
" I was very happy and honored to create the Professor Garfield Foundation with Ball State to make reading fun. "
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Reading
Happy
" Usually I commit to something in my head and then I start drawing. "
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Commit
Start
Something
" When you're through with your cat, you can't throw it in the trash. "
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Cat
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" It occurred to me that cats were being held back a little bit. I thought, 'I'll give the cat human thoughts and feelings but not be apologetic for it. That would be very catlike.' "
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Me
Thoughts