Ralph Steadman Professions : Cartoonist Born : May 15, 1936 Browse All Authors Top 42 quotes by Ralph Steadman God invented mankind because he loved silly stories. Ralph Steadman stupid silly laughing There's no such thing as a mistake, really. It's just an opportunity to do something else. Ralph Steadman mistake opportunity Moral authority has been laid to rest, world opinion is no more than a game show and the difference between good and evil is about as relevant as changing channels. Ralph Steadman differences evil games Evil is always devising more corrosive misery through man's restless need to exact revenge out of his hate. Ralph Steadman hate revenge men Call immediately. Time is running out. We both need to do something monstrous before we die. Ralph Steadman running life death Half of art is accident, but there is no accident without free experiment. Ralph Steadman experiments half art Whats a gonzotic frenzy? Well its me in the throes of an ink splattering attempt to capture the feeling I have at that particular time. Ralph Steadman capture ink feelings I am ashamed of a human race that can continue to allow the sordid ambitions of politicized groups who genuinely feel that right is on their side, and can therefore instigate such atrocities in the name of their own sense of right and wrong. Ralph Steadman ambition race names I am an artist, I trade in uncertainty and superstition and cant. I invent dark visions of impossible situations that can never be resolved. Ralph Steadman impossible-situations artist dark It makes me so desperately sad to witness just how unforgivably wretched our world has become. Ralph Steadman witness our-world world America is ripe for lies and lethargy. The pure mountain air is going and gone. It is a huge burden and a sadness for us all. Ralph Steadman sadness air lying I get my best ideas in a thunderstorm. I have the power and majesty of nature on my side. Ralph Steadman majesty sides ideas One can derive the same fun from print-making as from making mud pies and great subtlety can be achieved through the use of transparent inks, half-tone screens and even accidental colour combinations, which is often where the art hides. Ralph Steadman pie fun art At first, I thought 'this series is going to be all about death and desecration,' but instead became a more complex landscape of human relationships. I hope I put something of these feelings into the portraits that I made of the characters, which were landscapes in themselves. An irony in the subject of crystal meth is how beautifully it resembles the desert sky. Ralph Steadman sky feelings character I see if I can make human beings look like reptiles. Ralph Steadman reptiles humans looks You know, we're really destroying ourselves because we're really making the motivating force of anything we do selfish. Ralph Steadman destroying-ourselves selfish force Funny thing about Americans. They are the first to adopt weird lifestyles and radical views but they are the most conservative race on earth. Ralph Steadman funny-things race views Man has an innate capacity for violence, but can only justify it in the name of justice. Ralph Steadman names justice men Governments are not running the show anymore. Scumbag Entrepreneurs are, and they have a harsh and ruthless agenda. Ralph Steadman entrepreneur government running Suspicion and doubt lead to animosity and hatred. Ralph Steadman suspicion hatred doubt Similar Authors Al Capp cartoonist Bill Amend cartoonist Bryan Lee O'Malley cartoonist Art Spiegelman cartoonist Alison Bechdel cartoonist Alex Toth cartoonist All Authors
