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> [You know, I've been thinking. Everyone makes peanut butter and jelly sandwiches but usually the jelly drips out all over the side and the guy's hands get all sticky. But your jelly stays right in the middle where it's supposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/you-know-i-ve-been-thinking-everyone-makes-peanut-butter-and-jelly/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

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## More by Matt Groening

> [You just have to keep in mind that the important relationship is the relationship with the audience. That's what I try to do. Everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/you-just-have-to-keep-in-mind-that-the-important-relationship-is-the/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

> [Do my worst, eh? Smithers, release the robotic Richard Simmons." --Mr. Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/do-my-worst-eh-smithers-release-the-robotic-richard-simmons-mr-burns/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

> [I draw a weekly comic strip called Life in Hell, which is syndicated in about 250 newspapers. That's what I did before The Simpsons,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/i-draw-a-weekly-comic-strip-called-life-in-hell-which-is-syndicated/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

> [We've got a bunch of new writers now who tell me they grew up watching The Simpsons. It's bizarre, and they're writing some very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/we-ve-got-a-bunch-of-new-writers-now-who-tell-me-they-grew-up/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

> [When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/when-authorities-warn-you-of-the-sinfulness-of-sex-there-is-an/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

> [I was always frightened by taverns. They just seemed like very unpleasant places to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/i-was-always-frightened-by-taverns-they-just-seemed-like-very/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

> [There's always room out there for the hand-drawn image. I personally like the imperfection of hand drawing as opposed to the slick look of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/there-s-always-room-out-there-for-the-hand-drawn-image-i-personally/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

> [People go into cartooning because they're shy and they're angry. That's when you're sitting in the back of a classroom drawing the teacher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/people-go-into-cartooning-because-they-re-shy-and-they-re-angry-that/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

> [Keep your expectations tiny you'll go through life not so whiney.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/keep-your-expectations-tiny-you-ll-go-through-life-not-so-whiney/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

> [Cartooning is for people who can't quite draw and can't quite write. You combine the two half-talents and come up with a career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/cartooning-is-for-people-who-can-t-quite-draw-and-can-t-quite-write/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

> [On 'The Simpsons,' I will say that we definitely like to comment on what's going on in the world, and we try to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/on-the-simpsons-i-will-say-that-we-definitely-like-to-comment-on-what/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

> [First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/first-you-get-the-sugar-then-you-get-the-power-then-you-get-the-women/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

> [The tendency in comedy is to have a character who's stupid get more stupid, because you're trying to top yourself and not just repeat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/the-tendency-in-comedy-is-to-have-a-character-who-s-stupid-get-more/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

> ['The Simpsons' from the very beginning was based on our memories of brash '60s sitcoms - you had a main title theme that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/the-simpsons-from-the-very-beginning-was-based-on-our-memories-of/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

> [The conundrum that I face on a daily basis is that I have two sons who have grown up watching 'The Simpsons,' so they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-groening/the-conundrum-that-i-face-on-a-daily-basis-is-that-i-have-two-sons/)

[Matt Groening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-groening/)

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