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Bill Mauldin quotes

American Cartoonist October 29, 1921 – January 22, 2003

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A soldier's life revolves around his mail. Like many others, I've been able to follow my kid's progress from the day he was born until now he is able to walk and talk a little, and although I have never seen him I know him very well. Bill Mauldin
When you lose a friend [in battle] you have an overpowering desire to go back home and yell in everybody's ear, "This guy was killed fighting for you. Don't forget him--ever. Keep him in your mind when you wake up in the morning and when you go to bed at night. Don't think of him as the statistic which changes 38,788 casualties to 38,789. Think of him as a guy who wanted to live every bit as much as you do. Don't let him be just one of 'Our Brave Boys' from the old home town, to whom a marble... Bill Mauldin
I would like to thank the people who encouraged me to draw army cartoons at a time when the gag man's conception of the army was one of mean ole sergeants and jeeps which jump over mountains. Bill Mauldin
Bill Mauldin quote: "Patton was living in the Dark Ages. Soldiers were peasants to..."
Patton was living in the Dark Ages. Soldiers were peasants to him. I didn't like that attitude. Bill Mauldin
[Editorial cartooning] is essentially a destructive art. We are not pontificators, or molders of thought—or at least we shouldn't try to be. Ours is more the role of the lowly gadfly: circle and stab, circle and stab. Roughly put, our credo should be, if it's big, hit it. Bill Mauldin
Bill Mauldin quote: "I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages."
I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages. Bill Mauldin
Bill Mauldin quote: "I'm convinced that the infantry is the group in the army which..."
I'm convinced that the infantry is the group in the army which gives more and gets less than anybody else. Bill Mauldin
Bill Mauldin quote: "I was a born troublemaker and might as well earn a living at it."
I was a born troublemaker and might as well earn a living at it. Bill Mauldin
Bill Mauldin quote: "When we ain't fightin' we should act like sojers"
When we ain't fightin' we should act like sojers Bill Mauldin

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