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Quote by Jules Feiffer

“Over the years, I discovered over and over again that once you lose control, you have a chance of getting good at it. And once you're controlling the work, it's not going to be very good, or it won't be as good as it should be.”

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Jules Feiffer

Jules Feiffer, born on January 26, 1929, is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and author. His work is known for its sharp social commentary and unique sense of humor, particularly his long-running comic strip 'Benny and the Jets' in The New Yorker magazine. more

“I seemed to have instinctually a strong idea of how the strip had to be written from the beginning. That changed too, but it was more in the direction of where it was headed. I didn't have a clue as to the drawing style, because the drawing style that I was groomed on from the beginning was newspaper comic strips, which were much more conventional.”

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“Eventually, if it's on your mind, you stumble on it. You need a certain amount of luck and persistence.”

Ifs Needs Mind Certain Amount Luck Persistence

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“I was never interested in the two-party system per se. I was interested in how authority was abused by government, and how lies were told, and rewritten, to seem to be true. I came up out of a tradition of radical journalism.”

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“I travel around the world constantly promoting my projects and endorsing products. Yes, I do get paid to go to parties; in fact, I'm the person who started the whole trend of paid appearances. But when you see me at a party, I'm always working or promoting something.”