Cathy Guisewite
Cathy Guisewite
Cathy Lee Guisewiteis an American cartoonist who created the comic strip Cathy, which had a 34-year run. The strip focused on a career woman facing the issues and challenges of eating, work, relationships and having a mother—or as the character put it in one strip, "the four basic guilt groups."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComic Book Author
Date of Birth5 September 1950
CityDayton, OH
CountryUnited States of America
Cathy Guisewite quotes about
husband children two
In the '80s, I thought I'd be a success as a woman if I were the president of a billion dollar company, had a sensitive soul-mate husband, two bilingual children, buns of steels, and a compost heap. In the '90s, I pretty much feel I'm a success if I can get through the afternoon without eating a cheesecake.
morning makeup starting-over
A young bride can put on makeup at 6 in the morning and look fabulous at midnight. I have about a 15-minute window where I actually look good, and then I have to wash my face and start over.
men dating
Men date. Women have relationships.
thinking garbage-cans buying
Small wastebasket liners, $1.17 ... tall wastebasket liners, $2.29 ... garbage can liners, $3.98 ... I think I just spent $7.44 buying something I'm going to throw away.
thinking careers female
Cartooning is a wonderful career, and I'd like more women to get to have it. I can't think of any reason why we won't see more syndicated female cartoonists in the future.
trying claims
In 1976 I wrote a lot about women trying to claim the right to work.
shopping people stories
The specific story line that people have responded to the most has been the horror of bathing suit shopping.
two high-heels secret
There are only two secrets to a slimmer shape ... High heels and shoulder pads!
christmas remember sometimes
Sometimes the best Christmas present is remembering what you've already got.
insecurity i-can conscience
I can't tell my conscience from my insecurities.
children believe thinking
All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we were born, and no matter how hard we've tried to prove them wrong, they all think it about us now. And the really annoying thing is, they're probably right.
reality battle wages
Each of us wages a private battle each day between the grand fantasies we have for ourselves and what actually happens.
funny-life world materials
Every time I get something under control in my own life, the world provides more material.
mother intuition great-ones
All mothers have intuition. The great ones have radar.