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title: "1 Challenging Authority Quotes By Mort Walker"
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> [Most people are sort of against authority. Here's Beetle always challenging authority. I think people relate to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/most-people-are-sort-of-against-authority-here-s-beetle-always/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

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## More by Mort Walker

> [My father was a dreamer who was always broke. He wanted to be a cartoonist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/my-father-was-a-dreamer-who-was-always-broke-he-wanted-to-be-a/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

> [Professionals don't get writer's block. I can always come up with the punch line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/professionals-don-t-get-writer-s-block-i-can-always-come-up-with-the/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

> [Beetle is the embodiment of everybody's resistance to authority, all the rules and regulations which you've got to follow. He deals with it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/beetle-is-the-embodiment-of-everybody-s-resistance-to-authority-all/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

> [Life is like a game of chess...there are many moves possible, but each move determines your next move...where you wind up is the sum…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/life-is-like-a-game-of-chess-there-are-many-moves-possible-but-each/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

> [I've always said that what cartoonists do is create friends for readers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/i-ve-always-said-that-what-cartoonists-do-is-create-friends-for/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

> [I go to the grocery store with my wife. She goes off to buy something. Where is she, anyways? So I ask the manager,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/i-go-to-the-grocery-store-with-my-wife-she-goes-off-to-buy-something/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

> [Beetle Bailey is actually me, in uniform. I've got about 20 characters, and they're all after friends of mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/beetle-bailey-is-actually-me-in-uniform-i-ve-got-about-20-characters/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

> [Most people are sort of against authority. Here's Beetle always challenging authority. I think people relate to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/most-people-are-sort-of-against-authority-here-s-beetle-always/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

> [Seven days without laughter makes one weak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/seven-days-without-laughter-makes-one-weak/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

> [At one time Tribune Syndicate emptied out their storeroom. They put tables full of original cartoons down in the lobby and said take one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/at-one-time-tribune-syndicate-emptied-out-their-storeroom-they-put/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

> [“Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of your heart. Seven days without laughter makes one weak.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/laughter-is-the-brush-that-sweeps-away-the-cobwebs-of-your-heart/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

> [Some people will do schlock or anything, just to get their name on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/some-people-will-do-schlock-or-anything-just-to-get-their-name-on-it/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

> [When I first started, you couldn't mention divorce or death. You couldn't show smelly socks. You couldn't show a snake. They took a skunk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/when-i-first-started-you-couldn-t-mention-divorce-or-death-you-couldn/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

> [I like a happy ending. That's what I do all the time. I like to make people feel happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/i-like-a-happy-ending-that-s-what-i-do-all-the-time-i-like-to-make/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

> [Comics have always helped people to read. A lot of people learned to read by reading the comics. And it's our livelihood, after all.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-walker/comics-have-always-helped-people-to-read-a-lot-of-people-learned-to/)

[Mort Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-walker/)

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