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Jonathan Shapiro quotes

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Jonathan Shapiro quote: "I try not to change my political point of view from paper to..."
I try not to change my political point of view from paper to paper. Jonathan Shapiro
Jonathan Shapiro quote: "There was a teacher who recognized that I was interested in..."
There was a teacher who recognized that I was interested in cartooning and he was great. Jonathan Shapiro
Jonathan Shapiro quote: "I eventually saw the satirical nature of caricaturing..."
I eventually saw the satirical nature of caricaturing individuals. Jonathan Shapiro
Jonathan Shapiro quote: "I think the eyes are very revealing and can expose a lot about..."
I think the eyes are very revealing and can expose a lot about a persons mood or character. Jonathan Shapiro
It's to be a person who's able to shoot little arrows into sacred cows and knock politicians off their pedestals, to look out for hypocrisy, advocate for all sorts of things from social justice to peace. Jonathan Shapiro
Sometimes I have to compromise my views, but I never compromise on issues like the death penalty and the arm trade laws, despite what the readers or letters may say. Jonathan Shapiro
The cartoons which I enjoy have caused some kind of out rage, but they have got people talking about these issues out in the open and in essence that's what its all about. Jonathan Shapiro
Jonathan Shapiro quote: "I normally keep a series of draft in a catalogue type of book..."
I normally keep a series of draft in a catalogue type of book in which I scribble, sketch and draw ideas. Jonathan Shapiro
Jonathan Shapiro quote: "What's much harder is taking on people in your own community."
What's much harder is taking on people in your own community. Jonathan Shapiro
We do, and there is a law in the United States - the Torture Convention - that prohibits the United States from deporting an individual to a country where there is a reasonable expectation that he will be subjected to torture - physical, mental or otherwise. Jonathan Shapiro
Jonathan Shapiro quote: "Even people that I agree with can do something that would be a..."
Even people that I agree with can do something that would be a target for a bit of humor. Jonathan Shapiro
I would think a sense of the absurd is more important for a political cartoonist, because that could define things like a sense of hypocrisy or a sense of the things one has to be skeptical about. Jonathan Shapiro
There are certain people within the new government who have a slightly disturbing tendency toward authoritarianism, but there are so many checks and balances that in that way their noises are just noises. Jonathan Shapiro
Jonathan Shapiro quote: "Certainly in cartooning I'm given huge free rein at the moment."
Certainly in cartooning I'm given huge free rein at the moment. Jonathan Shapiro
Jonathan Shapiro quote: "Mandela once phoned me out of the blue while he was still..."
Mandela once phoned me out of the blue while he was still president, and at first he played with me a bit. Jonathan Shapiro

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