“Cartoons are like fruit flies. Biologists use fruit flies because thei...” — Robert Mankoff Quote

“Cartoons are like fruit flies. Biologists use fruit flies because their large chromosomes and short life cycle make them ideal for studying hereditary changes.”

“Humor levels the playing field. I understood that early on - that was something I had.”

“I am a 'made' cartoonist, but I was born a comic.”

“I would be the worst biologist in the world!”

“And one of my other friends could not believe in God if he came down and tapped her on the shoulder. She's a biologist - a student at UCLA - and I don't judge her either, because I really believe that God is a personal opinion, and only that.”

“I just was mesmerized by all of this life everywhere I looked. And so I wanted to be a marine biologist.”