Matt Groening Quotes

To create well I have to be in a good mood, happy and cool.

Sarcasm doesn't read sarcastic in print.

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.

Disappointment is an endless wellspring of comedy inspiration.

A humorist is a person who feels bad, but who feels good about it.

What I wear is a reflection of where I am going and how I am feeling. If I'm in a good mood, it's got to be cashmere and jeans - just something comfy, soft and warm. When I'm down, I might find something that I haven't worn for a while that was bought for me - or wear a brooch or a pair of shoes that are like old friends.

The more cerebral, slightly darker comedy stuff is where I love to live.

I'm not a particularly shiny, happy person. I'm fairly cynical, and that's what draws me to comedy.

If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.

Humor is not a mood but a way of looking at the world. So if it is correct to say that humor was stamped out in Nazi Germany, that does not mean that people were not in good spirits, or anything of that sort, but something much deeper and more important.

Cheer up, things will get worse.

Say something, Amy," Miranda insists. "Something positive. I'm sure it'll make you feel better." "Okay, Miranda. I've got it." I motion the girls to lean in close to hear my words. "At least I'm not dead." How's that for positivity? I have to admit it does make me feel better.

Woody says I can make jokes, but I don't get them - I'm always looking deeper for the meanings.

I have a very sardonic view of life.

I'm a pretty positive person, so a bad mood is quite a big deal.

Tone is everything.

You can find humor in most things, and even terrible things.

I'm always gonna be smiling. I'm always gonna be in a good mood.

Oh, isn't life a terrible thing, thank God?

He then proceeded to shout at Alpha and Beta, a sign that he was in a genuine good mood. They took it as calmly as ever, in spite of the fact that he accused them of things I'm sure no donkey has ever willingly done, especially not Beta, who possessed impeccable moral character.

I firmly believe the world will sort itself out in the end. Believe it with me. At least none of us will be around to be proven wrong.

When happiness is actually in possession, the thought of evil can no more acquire the feeling of reality than the thought of good can gain reality when melancholy rules. To the man actively happy, from whatever cause, evil simply cannot then and there be believed in.

You're in an awfully good mood," he observed. "Was there a sale at Khakis-R-Us?

I think I'm optimistic, yeah, especially in real life, but I think it's funny to be pessimistic.

They say that instead of cursing the darkness, one should light a candle. Nothing is mentioned, though, about cursing a lack of candles.