Jim Davis
Good morning is a contradiction of terms.Collection: Morning
Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.Collection: Thanksgiving
Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.Collection: Pet
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.
Usually I commit to something in my head and then I start drawing.
Cats rule the world.
My dream in life is to write the one gag that makes everyone in the world laugh.
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.
The surprising thing was, it's actually easier working on animation than working on a comic strip, because Garfield is animated in my head.
Cats are anthropomorphised in art because they are so laid back that you automatically attribute human thoughts and feelings to them.
Avoid fruits and nuts. You are what you eat.
I thought if I could create a convincing cat I could say and do anything I wanted on the human condition.
I didn't have a whole lot of success getting dates, I was always a bit of a geek.
The understatement is the English contribution to comedy.
I probably get more inspiration for human stories and idiosyncrasies than I do animal stories.
I can go everywhere and no one recognises me.
I'm still a farm boy at heart. If I hadn't suffered from asthma as a child, I would be a farmer today.
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.
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.
When you're through with your cat, you can't throw it in the trash.
You have to do something when you're lying in bed. So you play with your mind.
I stop short of being a workaholic.
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.
I was very happy and honored to create the Professor Garfield Foundation with Ball State to make reading fun.
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.'
Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you're in it, but the longer you stay, the more wrinkled you get.Collection: Life
It's amazing what one can accomplish when one doesn't know what one can't do.Collection: Accomplish
An imagination is a powerful tool. It can tint memories of the past, shade perceptions of the present, or paint a future so vivid that it can entice... or terrify, all depending upon how we conduct ourselves today.Collection: Memories
If you are patient...and wait long enough...Nothing will happenCollection: Funny
Life is like a Ferrari, it goes too fast. But that's ok, because you can't afford it anyway.Collection: Funny
I have a fear of letting my mind wander. I'm afraid it might not come back.Collection: Mind
In my head, the sky is blue, the grass is green and cats are orange.Collection: Cat
I never met a lasagna I didn't likeCollection: Lasagna
There is never a need to outrun anything you can outwit.Collection: Needs
When all else fails, look cute.Collection: Funny
When in doubt, pig out!Collection: Pigs
He who fills His pockets with the Rocks of Misdeeds shall surely sink in the River of Good Fortune.Collection: Rocks
Jon: Our only thought is to entertain you! Garfield: Feed me.Collection: Garfield
Great chefs know it's the appearance of food that counts...but great eaters know its the amount of food that countsCollection: Chef
Nothing spoils lunch any quicker than a rogue meatball rampaging through your spaghetti.Collection: Food
Some people are absolutely funny and you want to wish them Happy Thanksgiving in funniest way possible. Here is the list of Funny Thanksgiving sayings. Just chose the quote you want to wish that person. Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread and pumpkin pie.Collection: Thanksgiving
Deep fry that sucker! - GarfieldCollection: Garfield
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.Collection: Veterans Day
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.Collection: Reading