79 Quotes by Robert Mankoff

As a cartoonist I do what I find funny. As an editor I have a broader approach realizing that humor is inherently subjective and I don't want my preferences to rule out what others might like.

If you have any problems at all, don't hesitate to shut up.

While the end-of-the-world scenario will be rife with unimaginable horrors, we believe that the pre-end period will be filled with unprecedented opportunities for profit.

It’s not the ink, it’s the think.

There is no Algorithm for Humor.

Cartoons, often, that you do for the New Yorker don’t appear for months afterwards, and the record for that is a cartoon that was bought by James Stevenson in 1987 and didn’t appear until 2000.

If you have any problems at all, don’t hesitate to shut up.

Humor of all types is notoriously subjective. That’s true not only between different people but even within an individual at different times. This subjectivity is often masked when your in a group because laughter is contagious.

The most popular cartoon of mine is a guy on the phone looking at his appointment book and saying “No, Thursday’s out. How about never, is never good for you?”