Quotes from Jim Davis

You have to do something when you're lying in bed. So you play with your mind.

I'm still a farm boy at heart. If I hadn't suffered from asthma as a child, I would be a farmer today.

Cats rule the world.

The surprising thing was, it's actually easier working on animation than working on a comic strip, because Garfield is animated in my head.

Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you're in it, but the longer you stay, the more wrinkled you get.

He who fills His pockets with the Rocks of Misdeeds shall surely sink in the River of Good Fortune.

When all else fails, look cute.

Usually I commit to something in my head and then I start drawing.

Life is like a Ferrari, it goes too fast. But that's ok, because you can't afford it anyway.

Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.

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.

Nothing spoils lunch any quicker than a rogue meatball rampaging through your spaghetti.

Avoid fruit and nuts. You are what you eat.

Good morning is a contradiction of terms.

I didn't have a whole lot of success getting dates, I was always a bit of a geek.

I was very happy and honored to create the Professor Garfield Foundation with Ball State to make reading fun.

I didn't have a whole lot of success getting dates, I was always a bit of a geek.

My dream in life is to write the one gag that makes everyone in the world laugh.

Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.

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.

I can go everywhere and no one recognises me.

I stop short of being a workaholic.

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.

I thought if I could create a convincing cat I could say and do anything I wanted on the human condition.