Quotes from Jim Davis

I probably get more inspiration for human stories and idiosyncrasies than I do animal stories.

When you're through with your cat, you can't throw it in the trash.

The understatement is the English contribution to comedy.

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.

A Taurus works hard… and sleeps harder.

Aquarians are normal. The rest of the world is weird.

...Scorpio. Beneath this cool exterior is a powder keg of passion.

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.'

Cats are anthropomorphised in art because they are so laid back that you automatically attribute human thoughts and feelings to them.

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.

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

If you are patient...and wait long enough...Nothing will happen

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

Deep fry that sucker! - Garfield

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.

I never met a lasagna I didn't like

It's amazing what one can accomplish when one doesn't know what one can't do.

Don't eat fruits or nuts. You are what you eat.

In my head, the sky is blue, the grass is green and cats are orange.

Jon: Our only thought is to entertain you! Garfield: Feed me.

When in doubt, pig out!

There is never a need to outrun anything you can outwit.

Great chefs know it's the appearance of food that counts...but great eaters know its the amount of food that counts

Clasping your hands together means you are serious. Clasping them around someone else's throat means you are very serious