I let my mind wander and it didn’t come back.
BILL WATTERSONMs. Wormwood: Calvin, can you tell us what Lewis and Clark did? Calvin: No, but I can recite the secret superhero origin of each member of Captain Napalm’s Thermonuclear League of Liberty.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?
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Calvin: Why are you crying mom? Mom: I’m cutting up an onion. Calvin: It must be hard to cook if you anthrpomorphisize your vegetables.
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You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure.
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As you can see, I have memorized this utterly useless piece of information long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget it forever.
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I’m learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life…procrastinating and rationalizing.
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All the new media will inevitably change the look, function, and maybe even the purpose of comics, but comics are vibrant and versatile, so I think they’ll continue to find relevance one way or another. But they definitely won’t be the same as what I grew up with.
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Hobbes: How come we play war and not peace? Calvin: Too few role models.
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Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.
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It’s psychosomatic. You need a lobotomy. I’ll get a saw.
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I’ve got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.
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Tomorrow we’ll not only seize the day, we’ll throttle it.
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[Calvin, who has the chicken pox, calls Susie on the telephone.] Susie: Hello? Calvin: Hi, Susie! It’s me, Calvin! I was wondering if you’d like to come over and play. Susie: Why, sure! Boy,
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So, what’s it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don’t recommend it.
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It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves.
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Years from now, when I’m successful and happy, …and he’s in prison… I hope I’m not too mature to gloat.
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