Quotes by Jules Feiffer

Maturity is only a short break in adolescence.

— Jules Feiffer

Wisdom

Artists can color the sky red because they know it's blue. Those of us who aren't artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we're stupid.

— Jules Feiffer

Wisdom

I grew up to have my father's looks, my father's speech patterns, my father's posture, my father's opinions, and my mother's contempt for my father.

— Jules Feiffer

Wisdom

Jesus died to forgive our sins. Dare we make his martyrdom meaningless by not committing them?

— Jules Feiffer

Wisdom

Getting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence.

— Jules Feiffer

Wisdom

I used to think I was poor. Then they told me I wasn't poor, I was needy. They told me it was self-defeating to think of myself as needy, I was deprived. Then they told me underprivileged was overused. I was disadvantaged. I still don't have a dime. But I have a great vocabulary.

— Jules Feiffer

Wisdom