Ted Rall quotes

The first step to stringing the boss up from a lamppost is saying the boss is a moron. (Ted Rall)
Money stress is what used to remind me of my Dad most. View quote
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When you have birds you stare at them a lot and their eyes are recessed on their head. When they look at something they tilt their head in a quizzical expression. View quote
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On the ground, Pakistan is the most virulently anti-American state on the planet. View quote
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I never consciously do any work directly influenced from any movie, unless I'm doing a parody. View quote
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Anyone should be able to read comics. View quote
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Up until 1995, I still had a day job that I hated. I was still personally involved in things in the 90s. View quote
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I think jazz is good, but I don't enjoy it. It's not for me. View quote
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Conservative humor is frankly harder than liberal humor. You get points for just being liberal. You can get more points if you make fun of your own side sometimes. View quote
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When you do a cartoon based on news headlines, you do it based on incomplete information. View quote
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Trying to rebuild Afghanistan on the cheap has left the country in the hands of warlords and an impotent Northern Alliance puppet regime that runs Kabul and nothing else. (Ted Rall)
There was an honorable tradition of using anonymous sources that was ruined by Jayson Blair. View quote
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The experts who managed the original Marshall Plan say Afghanistan needs a commitment of at least $5 to $10 billion over 5 to 10 years, coupled with occupation forces of 250,000 Allied soldiers to keep the peace throughout the country. View quote
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Orrin Hatch was the keynote speaker at the last meeting of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. He sought me out because he was a fan. I was thinking he had confused me with someone else. View quote
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It's a perfectly valid position to not like Shakespeare. View quote
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If I had to rank my skills, I have a long way to go before I can write a good graphic novel. View quote
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I don't think anyone has written a great graphic novel. View quote
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At this point, American workers are pretty respectful of the bosses they loathe. View quote
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Anyway, I tried liking Jimmy Corrigan but I couldn't. View quote
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When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling. View quote
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Even though I'm a leftist. I think the left eats its own. (Ted Rall)
Most people don't know how to tell stories. View quote
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Comics are too big. You can't say any kind or genre of comics is better than another. You can say so subjectively. But to say it like it's objective is wrong. It's wrong morally, because it cuts out stuff that's good. View quote
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away. View quote
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The best thing about being a cartoonist is to walk into a bar or someone's apartment and they don't know you, but they've taped one of your pieces up. View quote
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Ted Rall

Ted Rall - Image
Photo: Joshin Yamada from Portland, USA, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Cartoonist
Born: August 26, 1963
Quotes count: 34
Wikipedia: Ted Rall

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