Garry Trudeau Quotes & Sayings

“Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated.”

“I'm still passionately interested in what my fellow humans are up to. For me, a day spent monitoring the passing parade is a day well-spent.”

“Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a state legislator in his consulting room?”

“Life is like a movie-since there aren't any commercial breaks, you have to get up and go to the bathroom in the middle of it.”

“I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence.”

“The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to know when I'm getting something wrong. The last thing I want to do is contribute to the suffering that wounded warriors already endure.”

“When you're young, you don't feel iconoclastic - you're just kind of doing what seems natural, what moves you.”

“Satire is a form of social control, it's what you do. It's not personal. It's a job.”

“Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint.”

“Becoming the new feminine ideal requires just the right combination of insecurity, exercise, bulimia and surgery.”