Paul Conrad

“Cartoons are a form of journalism, and I've always seen myself as a journalist.”

“For 50 years, I've tried to use my craft to get a reaction from people, to make them see things in a different way.”

“I'm a liberal and I'm proud of it. I'm not going to apologize for it.”

“The first thing I do when I get up in the morning is to read the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.”

“I've always said that if I can get a laugh out of a tragedy, I've done my job.”

“You can't be a political cartoonist and be a good guy. You have to be a little bit of a bastard.”

“I always felt my cartoons were my children. I was proud of them, even the ones that got me in trouble.”

“Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.”

“I'm not anti-Republican. I'm anti-stupid.”

“A cartoonist is a writer and a reporter in one. He is an artist, a caricaturist, a humorist, a philosopher, and a moralist.”