You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure. The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.
BILL WATTERSONIn the right hands, a comic strip attains a beauty and elegance that, really, I would put against any other art.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.
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Know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything’s different.
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With each decision, we tell ourselves and the world who we are. Think about what you want out of this life, and recognize that there are many kinds of success.
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Who was the guy who first looked at a cow and said ‘I think I’ll drink whatever comes out of these when I squeeze ’em?
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If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.
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Tomorrow we’ll not only seize the day, we’ll throttle it.
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We all have different desires and needs, but if we don’t discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live passively and unfulfilled.
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You realize nothing is as clear as it first appears. Ultimately, knowledge is paralyzing. Being a man of action, I cannot afford to take that risk. Hobbes: You’re ignorant, but at least you act on it.
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There’s great potential for that which has yet to be fully mined.
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Suddenly, we realize our time in here is fleeting. Is our quick experience here pointless?
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At school, new ideas are thrust at you every day. Out in the world, you’ll have to find your inner motivation to seek for new ideas on your own.
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Everybody I know fails the acid test of friendship.
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Do you feel lonely? I don’t have the courage to face reality so I get lost in my dreams. You know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything’s different.
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I wonder where we go when we die?” “…Pittsburgh?” “You mean if we’re good or if we’re bad?
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If people looked at the stars each night, they’d live a lot differently. When you look into infinity, you realize that there are more important things than what people do all day.
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As “Calvin and Hobbes” went on, the writing pushed the drawings into greater complexity.
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You know, there are times when it’s a source of personal pride to not be human.
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A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
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Life’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.
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I know the world isn’t fair, but why isn’t it ever unfair in my favor?
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Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.
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Calvin: The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you are informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of gray.
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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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You can drag my body to school but my spirit refuses to go.
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Calvin: Life’s a lot more fun when you aren’t responsible for your actions.
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Reading goes faster if you don’t sweat comprehension.
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