Calvin: They say the world is a stage. But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Hobbes.
BILL WATTERSONShutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery – it recharges by running.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.
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You can drag my body to school but my spirit refuses to go.
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I don’t think you’ve ever invited me to… Calvin’s Mom: Calvin, what are you doing? Calvin: Nothing, Mom. Go away. Calvin’s Mom: You’re contagious! You can’t have anyone over to play!
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I suppose if we couldn’t laugh at things that don’t make sense, we couldn’t react to a lot of life.
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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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I can never enjoy Sundays, because in the back of my mind I always know I’ve got to go to school the next day. It’s like trying to enjoy your last meal before the execution.
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Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce. Calvin: We need more special effects and dance numbers.
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You mix a bunch of ingredients, and once in a great while, chemistry happens.
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Suddenly, we realize our time in here is fleeting. Is our quick experience here pointless?
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Isn’t it sad how some people’s grip on their lives is so precarious that they’ll embrace any preposterous delusion rather than face an occasional bleak truth?
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Reality continues to ruin my life.
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Calvin: Do you believe in the Devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man? Hobbes: I’m not sure man needs the help.
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Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.
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If your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.
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Look! A trickle of water running through some dirt! I’d say our afternoon just got booked solid!
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