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 More Quotes by Ralph Steadman More Quotes From Ralph Steadman What I used to do with a passion, foolishly and vainly imagining I would change the world for the better, I no longer tolerate in myself or anyone else. But draw, always draw - and WRITE. Ralph Steadman passion writing world Like you do about Nelson Mandela, you can't help feeling the guy's a good man. Ralph Steadman guy feelings men You see, nature will do exactly what it must, and if we are a hindrance to its development, to even its destructive powers to reform itself and we are in a way, we will go. Ralph Steadman reform development way Beware of privilege. It stinks of rotten fish heads, many of which were lapping the shore beneath the jetties. Ralph Steadman jetty rotten privilege The kids are not brought up to have minds of their own as individuals. Ralph Steadman individual mind kids I am an artist and have no right buggering about with verbs and split infinitives, which is what being a writer says to me. Ralph Steadman splits verbs artist Business should never be allowed to justify mean, thug ugly deals for any reason. Ralph Steadman thug ugly mean Whores get bow-legged and bankers get mean, which is strange when you think that if whores get bow-legged, bankers should get generous, but they never do. Ralph Steadman mean bankers thinking I once saw a lump of Greenland breaking off into the sea and moving south, which of course will affect the atmosphere and us generally, and it'll happen more and more. Ralph Steadman atmosphere sea moving The betrayal of people's good will, good trust that things are being done for the best and they actually ARE being done for the best. Ralph Steadman betrayal done people What actually happened was that Rolling Stone paid me fifteen hundred dollars for the use of all the drawings - about twenty four of them - and then offered to buy the originals from me, which my agent urged 'was a good move!'. He sold the whole damn treasure trove to Jann Wenner for the princely sum of sixty dollars per drawing. I rue the day I let him convince me. Ralph Steadman drawing twenties moving 'Happiness is a Small Politician' - my mantra then and forever more. Ralph Steadman mantras politician forever You see that's what I think is such a terrible, terrible betrayal, the trust that people have in government. Ralph Steadman betrayal government thinking Hunter and I never got proper journalistic accreditation to go anywhere. Nobody was giving us passes to go in here or there. We always had to somehow talk our way in. Ralph Steadman hunters giving way Isolationism is over. Ralph Steadman isolationism I've done the Rolling Stones eating each other. Ralph Steadman rolling ice-cream done Animal Farm has seen off all the opposition. It's as valid today as it was fifty years ago. Ralph Steadman fifty animal years There is no truly global justice. Ralph Steadman justice Americans live with the certain knowledge that the source of their greatness has not yet been released. Ralph Steadman certain-knowledge source greatness I have even written a book about Wine called The Grapes of Ralph. Ralph Steadman grapes wine book
