Walt Kelly Quotes

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  • God is not dead-He is merely unemployed.

    "The Pogo Poop Book". Book by Walt Kelly, 1966.
  • Looking back on things, the view always improves.

    "Impollutable Pogo". Book by Walt Kelly, 1970.
  • If I could only write, I'd write a nasty letter to the mayor, if he could only read.

    Writing   Letters   Nasty  
  • In like a dimwit, out like a light.

    Light   Dimwits  
  • Traces of nobility, gentleness, and courage persist in all people, do what we will to stamp out the trend. So, too, do those characteristics which are ugly.

    People   Ugly   Trends  
    Walt Kelly (1974). “Pogo revisited: containing the complete volumes of The Pogo poop book, Instant Pogo [and] The Jack Acid Society black book”, Simon & Schuster
  • Eventually every man gotta face the problem of tryin' to figger if it's worthwhile to prove that he is himself.

    Men   Faces   Problem  
    "Pogo". Comic strip by Walt Kelly, 1948 - 1975.
  • A parade is the worst form of transportation known to man.

    Men   Parades   Form  
  • A lump in the throat is worth two on the head.

    Two   Throat   Lumps  
  • The best break anybody ever gets is in bein' alive in the first place. An' you don't unnerstan' what a perfect deal it is until you realizes that you ain't gone be stuck with it forever, either.

    Perfect   Forever   Gone  
    "Pogo". Comic strip by Walt Kelly, 1948 - 1975.
  • Some is more equal than others, as is well known. (Tammananny Tiger)

  • What's good about March? Well, for one thing, it keeps February and April apart.

    April   March   February  
  • There's no easy quick way out, we're gonna have to live through our whole lives, win, lose, or draw.

    Winning   Way   Easy  
  • We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.

  • Traces of nobility, gentleness and courage persist in all people, do what we will to stamp out the trend. So, too, do those characteristics which are ugly. It is just unfortunate that in the clumsy hands of a cartoonist all traits become ridiculous, leading to a certain amount of self-conscious expostulation and the desire to join battle.

    Self   Hands   People  
    Walt Kelly (1974). “Pogo revisited: containing the complete volumes of The Pogo poop book, Instant Pogo [and] The Jack Acid Society black book”, Simon & Schuster
  • Y'see, when you start to lick a national problem you have to go after the fundamentables. You want to cut down air pollution? Cut down the original source... Breathin!

    Cutting   Air   Want  
    "Pogo". Comic strip by Walt Kelly, 1948 - 1975.
  • Flattery looks like friendship, just like a wolf looks like a dog. Food for thought is no substitute for the real thing.

    Dog   Real   Looks  
  • Thank goodness modern convenience is a thing of the remote future.

  • Food for thought is no substitute for the real thing.

    Real   Food   Cooking  
  • Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.

    Military   Sight   Effort  
  • We have met the enemy and he is us.

    Trust   Peace   Fun  
    Poster for Earth Day (1970). Also appeared in the Pogo comic strip for 8 Aug. 1970.
  • Now is the time for all good men to come to.

    Funny   Humorous   Men  
  • Women aren't as mere as they used to be.

    Used   Used To Be   Mere  
  • Man tries to swallow meaning whole as a dog would eat his dinner.

    Dog   Men   Trying  
  • You want to cut down air pollution? Cut down the original source... Breathin!

    Cutting   Air   Want  
    "Pogo". Comic strip by Jean Kerr, 1948 - 1975.
  • When we become negative and ungrateful, it is important to remember... We have met the enemy; and he is us.

  • There is no need to sally forth, for it remains true that those things which make us human are, curiously enough, always close at hand. Resolve, then, that on this very ground, with small flags waving and tiny blasts on tiny trumpets, we shall meet the enemy, and not only may he be ours, he may be us.

    Hands   Enemy   Needs  
    Walt Kelly (1974). “Pogo revisited: containing the complete volumes of The Pogo poop book, Instant Pogo [and] The Jack Acid Society black book”, Simon & Schuster
  • Don't take life so serious. It ain't no-hows permanent.

    Life   Writing   Serious  
  • Some is more equal than others, as is well known. It ain't that your majority is outnumbered, you're just out-surrounded.

    "Pogo". Comic strip by Walt Kelly, 1948 - 1975.
  • Many years ago in a period commonly know as Next Friday Afternoon, there lived a King who was very Gloomy on Tuesday mornings because he was so Sad thinking about how Unhappy he had been on Monday and how completely Mournful he would be on Wednesday.

    Friday   Monday   Morning  
  • Don't believe something just because you didn't read it in the papers. Wait until you haven't seen it on television.

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