Many of my cartoons are not a belly laugh. I go for nostalgia, the lump in the throat, the tear in the eye, the tug in the heart.
BIL KEANE
BIL KEANE
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Bil Keane40 quotes“Many of my cartoons are not a belly laugh. I go for nostalgia, the lump in the throat, the tear in the eye, the tug in the heart.”
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I don’t just try to be funny.
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Bil KeaneBil Keane I don’t have to come up with a ha-ha belly laugh every day, but drawings with warmth and love or ones that put a lump in the throat. That’s more important to me than a laugh.
Bil KeaneBil Keane I never studied art, but taught myself to draw by imitating the New Yorker cartoonists of that day, instead of doing my homework.
Bil KeaneBil Keane A peaceful home is as sacred a place as any chapel or cathedral.
Bil KeaneBil Keane I think it’s a novelty for cartoon characters to cross over into another strip or panel occasionally.
Bil KeaneBil Keane I like to feel that what I’m doing portrays this: a family where there is love between mother, father and the kids. It’s a subject that is near and dear to me.
Bil KeaneBil Keane Goal begins with “GO.”
Bil KeaneBil Keane Today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.
Bil KeaneBil Keane A hug is like a boomerang – you get it back right away.
Bil KeaneBil Keane Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.
Bil KeaneBil Keane OF COURSE I’d like to be the ideal mother. But I’m too busy raising children.
Bil KeaneBil Keane Sometimes I get the feeling that I’m stranded in the wrong time where love is just a lyric in a children’s rhyme
Bil KeaneBil Keane Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I’m getting old and I need something to rely on So tell me when you’re gonna let me in I’m getting tired and I need somewhere to begin.
Bil KeaneBil Keane Mommy would never divorce Daddy. He’s just like one of the family.
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Don’t compare her to sunshine and roses when she’s clearly orchids and moonlight.
Melody LeeMelody Lee Oh moonlight, continue to shine on me. As you light up the sky, maybe some peace will come to me.
ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
Rupi KaurRupi Kaur Live to be happy not to impress.
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One thing I learned is that the mind, rather than being the master, should be the servant of the heart.
Willie NelsonWillie Nelson Tease me over & again, moon over my night a meteor-like allure strike through my heart.
JadeJade Never speak sometimes which can hurt someone’s heart. Because time shall pass, but words are always remembered.
BK ShivaniBK Shivani I felt that group vocals for ‘Airplane’ coming from all the BTS members who’ve been together through this journey would create an even more heartfelt song.
J-HopeJ-Hope What vice could be worse than covetousness? What is more sinful than slander? For one who is truthful, what need is there for austerity? For one who has a clean heart, what is the need for pilgrimage?
ChanakyaChanakya Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand.
John C. MaxwellJohn C. Maxwell Find a tender heart and be prepared for a lifetime of love.
Gemma TroyGemma Troy If there were a being in the world whose eyes could look into other people’s hearts, very few men or women would be able to face up to it.
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