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title: "3 Cartoonist Quotes By Ted Rall"
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> [I'm a better editorial cartoonist by default because so many editorial cartoonists out there are so awful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/i-m-a-better-editorial-cartoonist-by-default-because-so-many/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d3/ted-rall-13770_awful_i-m-a-better-editorial-cartoonist-by-def_142495.png)

> [The best thing about being a cartoonist is to walk into a bar or someone's apartment and they don't know you, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/the-best-thing-about-being-a-cartoonist-is-to-walk-into-a-bar-or/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fa/ted-rall-13770_apartment_the-best-thing-about-being-a-cartoonist_322672.png)

> [Orrin Hatch was the keynote speaker at the last meeting of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. He sought me out because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/orrin-hatch-was-the-keynote-speaker-at-the-last-meeting-of-the/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57b/ted-rall-13770_association_orrin-hatch-was-the-keynote-speaker-at-t_1552611.png)

## Other authors on Cartoonist

## More by Ted Rall

> [I was reading through all these NSA programs that Snowden has revealed, and one of the ones that fascinated me was that smart TVs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/i-was-reading-through-all-these-nsa-programs-that-snowden-has/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

> [What people don't seem to ever understand is that any infrastructure that exists under your regime, in your current government, will be appropriated and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/what-people-don-t-seem-to-ever-understand-is-that-any-infrastructure/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

> [“What you read at Columbia is Plato's Republic and Homer's Iliad. What you learn at Columbia is that reading isn't education. Education is figuring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/what-you-read-at-columbia-is-plato-s-republic-and-homer-s-iliad-what/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

> [I'm a better editorial cartoonist by default because so many editorial cartoonists out there are so awful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/i-m-a-better-editorial-cartoonist-by-default-because-so-many/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

> [“I suppose I could have been nicer when I was at Columbia. I could have been polite, respectful, turned in my papers on time.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/i-suppose-i-could-have-been-nicer-when-i-was-at-columbia-i-could-have/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

> [Imagine foreign troops sitting idly, laughing as hooligans trashed the Smithsonian, stole the gold from Fort Knox and burned down the Department of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/imagine-foreign-troops-sitting-idly-laughing-as-hooligans-trashed-the/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

> [I think Maus I is better than Maus II. The standard here is whether or not it's as good as a great book of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/i-think-maus-i-is-better-than-maus-ii-the-standard-here-is-whether-or/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

> [When you have birds you stare at them a lot and their eyes are recessed on their head. When they look at something they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/when-you-have-birds-you-stare-at-them-a-lot-and-their-eyes-are/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

> [Anyone should be able to read comics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/anyone-should-be-able-to-read-comics/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

> [The best thing about being a cartoonist is to walk into a bar or someone's apartment and they don't know you, but they've taped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/the-best-thing-about-being-a-cartoonist-is-to-walk-into-a-bar-or/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

> [The experts who managed the original Marshall Plan say Afghanistan needs a commitment of at least $5 to $10 billion over 5 to 10…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/the-experts-who-managed-the-original-marshall-plan-say-afghanistan/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

> [Up until 1995, I still had a day job that I hated. I was still personally involved in things in the 90s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/up-until-1995-i-still-had-a-day-job-that-i-hated-i-was-still/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

> [I never consciously do any work directly influenced from any movie, unless I'm doing a parody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/i-never-consciously-do-any-work-directly-influenced-from-any-movie/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

> [I don't think anyone has written a great graphic novel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/i-don-t-think-anyone-has-written-a-great-graphic-novel/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

> [I think Dilbert is actually a radical strip.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-rall/i-think-dilbert-is-actually-a-radical-strip/)

[Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-rall/)

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