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title: "2 Be humble Quotes By Jack Kirby"
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> [Comics have a caste system - an editor has to act in a certain way, an artist has to be humble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/comics-have-a-caste-system-an-editor-has-to-act-in-a-certain-way-an/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

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> [An artist has to be humble, an editor must be officious, and a publisher must be somewhere out in the galaxy enjoying godhood. It was a caste system, pure and simple. And it was accepted that way. Nobody thought of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/an-artist-has-to-be-humble-an-editor-must-be-officious-and-a/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

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## Other authors on Be humble

## More by Jack Kirby

> [All human beings have the capability of doing what they want, what they're attracted to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/all-human-beings-have-the-capability-of-doing-what-they-want-what/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [I always resent anybody interfering with anybody else trying to do his job. Everybody has his own job to do. If he's good, he'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-always-resent-anybody-interfering-with-anybody-else-trying-to-do/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [I get a lot of comics, and I can look at a comic and tell immediately whether I'll enjoy it or not. There are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-get-a-lot-of-comics-and-i-can-look-at-a-comic-and-tell-immediately/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [If you're a thorough professional, and they won't let you do a professional job, nobody's going to benefit from it. The people who produce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/if-you-re-a-thorough-professional-and-they-won-t-let-you-do-a/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [Nobody ever asked me to do anything. Nobody knew what to do. When comics were brand new, nobody knew what kind of comics to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/nobody-ever-asked-me-to-do-anything-nobody-knew-what-to-do-when/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [I've done things that I wouldn't ordinarily seem capable of doing. And I've proven myself in situations where there's life and death at stake.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-ve-done-things-that-i-wouldn-t-ordinarily-seem-capable-of-doing-and/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [Some of my friends became gangsters. You became a gangster depending upon how fast you wanted a suit. Gangsters weren't the stereotypes you see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/some-of-my-friends-became-gangsters-you-became-a-gangster-depending/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [A man is entitled to draw things in his own style. I didn't hurt Superman. I made him powerful. I admire Superman, but I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/a-man-is-entitled-to-draw-things-in-his-own-style-i-didn-t-hurt/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [I'm a guy who had to perform some way. I had to perform in some way. If not as an actor, I'd perform as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-m-a-guy-who-had-to-perform-some-way-i-had-to-perform-in-some-way-if/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [I taught myself how to draw, and I soon found out it was what I really wanted to do. I didn't think I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-taught-myself-how-to-draw-and-i-soon-found-out-it-was-what-i-really/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [I've never done anything half-heartedly; it's a disservice to me and the audience if I do it half-heartedly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-ve-never-done-anything-half-heartedly-it-s-a-disservice-to-me-and/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [My purpose was what my father's purpose was - to make a living and to have a family. I was going to do the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/my-purpose-was-what-my-father-s-purpose-was-to-make-a-living-and-to/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [I hated to fight all the time just to enjoy my day. Fighting wasn't the kind of thing that I enjoyed, but I grew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-hated-to-fight-all-the-time-just-to-enjoy-my-day-fighting-wasn-t/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [Kid ... Comics will break your heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/kid-comics-will-break-your-heart/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [All life on Earth is subject to the rumbles and rockings of the parent stucture which has no control over the disastrous effects of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/all-life-on-earth-is-subject-to-the-rumbles-and-rockings-of-the/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

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