You have the Swiss Army Knife of mental tools, and it’s going to come in handy all the time.
BILL WATTERSONMy likely historical significance is a terrible burden. ~ Calvin
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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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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I let my mind wander and it didn’t come back.
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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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Reading those turgid philosophers here in these remote stone buildings may not get you a job, but if those books have forced you to ask yourself questions about what makes life truthful, purposeful, meaningful, and redeeming.
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Ms. Wormwood: See me after class, Calvin. Calvin: [retrospectively] I’m not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.
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Never argue with a six-year-old who shaves.
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I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.
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It’s hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
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People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.
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There’s great potential for that which has yet to be fully mined.
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Hold it. You know what I’d like to see? I’d like to see the three bears eat the three little pigs, and then the bears join up with the big bad wolf and eat Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood! Tell me a story like that, OK?
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Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.
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Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.
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In the right hands, a comic strip attains a beauty and elegance that, really, I would put against any other art.
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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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