His formula for a successful cartoon: its hidden meaning must be understandable, it must be humorous as well as interjecting a note of satire, and the skill of the artist in expressing all this in drawing is crucial.
趙寧說：「一幅好漫畫，抵得過千言萬語，讀者只須看上一眼，便能留下深刻的印象。」那麼，什麼樣的漫畫才稱得上好呢？他認為，除了畫技，最重要的是要有內涵、有意境，而不只是直截了當的滑稽場面，或尖酸刻薄的諷刺。