I don t think cartoons are only for kids, but I think kids will love anything as long as it's visually interesting.

To make something look real and alive, nothing can be symmetrical because nothing in real life is symmetrical. You have to make it look organic.

In old movies, the cinematography is a thousand times better than anything today. Writing, a thousand times better.

I think we are destroying the minds of America and that has been one of my lifelong ambitions.

As soon as I found out how compartmentalized the industry was, I realized, Well, no wonder the cartoons are so bad.

Joe Barbera's s always complaining that he can't get humor into cartoons anymore. Just do it. You've got your money. Why do they let the networks run their lives?

I find it very hard to sit down and create an idea or especially a new character on command. Usually my characters evolve by accident out of some story context.

My style is very strong poses and expressions.

Kids cannot follow stories. They don't know what the hell is going on in a cartoon. They like to see funny visual things happening.

Schools are really bad now. Schools are not only bad in reading, writing and arithmetic, they're worse in cultural aspects, like in music and art. They don't teach you anything.

The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George Liquor. God planted that in my head in an instant.

I will be with you and there is nothing in heaven, or hell, that can keep me away. - Michael

The purpose of prayer is not for the disciple to give information to God. The purpose of prayer is intimacy with God.

Anything awful makes me laugh. I misbehaved once at a funeral.

Travelers repose and dream among my leaves.

The more facts you tell, the more you sell. An advertisement's chance for success invariably increases as the number of pertinent merchandise facts included in the advertisement increases.

One day you'll understand the sheer awesomeness that is me.

The last foundation for any doubt that the Scriptures have come down to us substantially as they were written has now been removed.

Bill Ford, Jr., is somebody who wants to move this industry, to lead the nation in making us independent of foreign oil, of making the green vehicle.

Failing to grapple with complexity actually turns out to be a pretty bad life strategy.

I write in freehand equivalents because measuring, to me, takes away from the creative process of cooking. Two turns of the pan with EVOO is about two tablespoons.