Bill Mauldin Quotes

"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

"We did everything possible to help people leave and if they made the decision to stay, it was theirs."
-Bill Mauldin

"Many of the people that have been here for 25 or 30 years have told me in the last 24 hours that this is the worst they've ever seen."
-Bill Mauldin

"People need to be prepared. Get ready for this."
-Bill Mauldin

"Patton was living in the Dark Ages. Soldiers were peasants to him. I didn't like that attitude."
-Bill Mauldin

"When we realize finally that we aren't God's given children, we'll understand satire. Humor is really laughing off a hurt, grinning at misery."
-Bill Mauldin

"We have significant flooding around the island."
-Bill Mauldin