17 Quotes & Sayings By Matt Groening

Born in 1959 in Portland, Oregon, Matt Groening is the creator of the long-running series The Simpsons. In 1986 he created a spin-off called Futurama and went on to create several other animated TV series and direct many films, including the Oscar-nominated "Life in Hell," the Emmy award-winning "Futurama: The Beast With a Billion Backs," and the blockbuster "The Simpsons Movie," which was nominated for four Academy Awards. His books include "Matt Groening's Life in Hell," published by HarperCollins.

Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then...
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Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come. Matt Groening
I know all those words, but that sentence makes no...
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I know all those words, but that sentence makes no sense to me. Matt Groening
To alcohol! The cause of... and solution to... all of...
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To alcohol! The cause of... and solution to... all of life's problems Matt Groening
Of course I’ve gone mad with power! Have you ever...
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Of course I’ve gone mad with power! Have you ever tried going mad without power? It’s boring and no one listens to you! – Russ Cargill Matt Groening
But we all had an agreement to let each other...
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But we all had an agreement to let each other get away with everything! That's Capitalism! Matt Groening
Well you know boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot...
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Well you know boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like women. You just have to read the manual and press the right button. Matt Groening
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Where do babies come from? Don't bother asking adults. They lie like pigs. However, diligent independent research and hours of playground consultation have yielded fruitful, if tentative, results. There are several theories. Near as we can figure out, it has something to do with acting ridiculous in the dark. We believe it is similar to dogs when they act peculiar and ride each other. This is called "making love". Careful study of popular song lyrics, advertising catch-lines, TV sitcoms, movies, and T-Shirt inscriptions offers us significant clues as to its nature. Apparently it makes grown-ups insipid and insane. Some graffiti was once observed that said "sex is good". All available evidence, however, points to the contrary. Matt Groening
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America's health care system is second only to Japan, Canada, Sweden, Great Britain, well. .. all of Europe. But you can thank your lucky starts we don't live in Paraguay! Matt Groening
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When will people learn? Democracy doesn't work! " (Homer Simpson) Matt Groening
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One of the great things about the Internet is that you can read what everybody has to say about everything. It is fascinating to me, the critiques about humor by people who have no sense of humor. Matt Groening
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People go into cartooning because they're shy and they're angry. That's when you're sitting in the back of a classroom drawing the teacher. Matt Groening
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On 'The Simpsons, ' I will say that we definitely like to comment on what's going on in the world, and we try to be funny. If we can figure out a way of being funny about it, then we've gone part of the way of accomplishing our task. Matt Groening
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When DVDs finally disappear, I'm going to be sad. I'll miss the commentaries. Matt Groening
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If I have one technology tip of the day, it's this: No matter how good the video on YouTube is, don't read the comments, just don't, because it will make you hate all humans. Matt Groening
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Our solution on 'The Simpsons' is to do jokes that people who have an education, or some frame of reference, can get. And for the ones who don't, it doesn't matter, because we have Homer banging his head and saying, 'D'oh! ' Matt Groening
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'The Simpsons' was about children and married parents; 'Futurama' is about people in between; they're growing up and haven't settled down. Every other cartoon show seemed to be, you know, dumb dad, bratty kids. Matt Groening