Jim Davis Quotes & Sayings

Wimps take life as it comes; superior people slap life up the side of the head until it gives them turf. — Jim Davis

An imagination is a powerful tool. It can tint memories of the past, shade perceptions of the present, or paint a future so vivid that it can entice ... or terrify, all depending upon how we conduct ourselves today. — Jim Davis

I can go everywhere and no one recognises me. — Jim Davis

Good morning is a contradiction of terms. — Jim Davis

Cats rule the world. — Jim Davis

I was very happy and honored to create the Professor Garfield Foundation with Ball State to make reading fun. — Jim Davis

I'm still a farm boy at heart. If I hadn't suffered from asthma as a child, I would be a farmer today. — Jim Davis

When all else fails, look cute. — Jim Davis

Life is a food chain, and it's better to be the diner than the dinner. — Jim Davis

Jon: Our only thought is to entertain you!
Garfield: Feed me. — Jim Davis

It's amazing what one can accomplish when one doesn't know what one can't do. — Jim Davis

I thought if I could create a convincing cat I could say and do anything I wanted on the human condition. — Jim Davis

I probably get more inspiration for human stories and idiosyncrasies than I do animal stories. — Jim Davis

Usually I commit to something in my head and then I start drawing. — Jim Davis

You'd have to go a long way to find someone who was more proud and grateful for what our veterans have done for all of us. — Jim Davis

In my head, the sky is blue, the grass is green and cats are orange. — Jim Davis

There is never a need to outrun anything you can outwit. — Jim Davis

Deep fry that sucker! - Garfield — Jim Davis

Great chefs know it's the appearance of food that counts ... but great eaters know its the amount of food that counts — Jim Davis

Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you're in it, but the longer you stay, the more wrinkled you get. — Jim Davis

I have a fear of letting my mind wander. I'm afraid it might not come back. — Jim Davis

Avoid fruits and nuts. You are what you eat. — Jim Davis

He who fills His pockets with the Rocks of Misdeeds shall surely sink in the River of Good Fortune. — Jim Davis

My dream in life is to write the one gag that makes everyone in the world laugh. — Jim Davis

The understatement is the English contribution to comedy. — Jim Davis

Don't eat fruits or nuts. You are what you eat. — Jim Davis

I was in and out of comas until I was nine and I would lose entire days and weeks. The novelty of being able to really do stuff hasn't worn off - I still feel like I'm making up for lost time. — Jim Davis

You have to do something when you're lying in bed. So you play with your mind. — Jim Davis

We have a group of people now who think they own the state. Its disgusting. — Jim Davis

Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. — Jim Davis

I thought you were dead, Mr. McCandles. — Jim Davis

If you are patient ... and wait long enough ... Nothing will happen — Jim Davis

There's only one thing to do in crisis like this - SLEEP ON IT!

Garfield, the cat. — Jim Davis

Nothing spoils lunch any quicker than a rogue meatball rampaging through your spaghetti. — Jim Davis

There are so many opportunities in life, that the loss of two or three capabilities is not necessarily debilitating. A handicap can give you the opportunity to focus more on art, writing, or music. — Jim Davis

The Ego Rip
Step 1: Make a list of all your short comings.
Step 2: Grasp list firmly in both hands.
Step 3: Rip list to shreds.
Step 4: Consider yourself perfect. — Jim Davis

When you're through with your cat, you can't throw it in the trash. — Jim Davis

Life is like a Ferrari, it goes too fast. But that's ok, because you can't afford it anyway. — Jim Davis

When in doubt, pig out! — Jim Davis

Clasping your hands together means you are serious. Clasping them around someone else's throat means you are very serious — Jim Davis

Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them. — Jim Davis

Cats are anthropomorphised in art because they are so laid back that you automatically attribute human thoughts and feelings to them. — Jim Davis

I stop short of being a workaholic. — Jim Davis

I didn't have a whole lot of success getting dates, I was always a bit of a geek. — Jim Davis

I never met a lasagna I didn't like — Jim Davis

Readers have told me that their children have learned to read after years of struggle after starting to read Garfield's comic strip and many people who have moved to the United States have said that they, too, learned English by reading Garfield. — Jim Davis