At that time, we turn around and say, yes, this is obviously where I was going all along. It’s a good idea to try to enjoy the scenery on the detours, because you’ll probably take a few.
BILL WATTERSONCalvin: Trick or treat! Adult: Where’s your costume? What are you supposed to be? Calvin: I’m yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Calvin: ME TARZAN! KING OF JUNGLE! Suzy: Nice underpants. Does your mom know you’re over here like this? Calvin:…I don’t think Jane EVER said that to Tarzan.
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When life gives you lemons, chunk it right back.
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Leader, bandits at 2 o’clock! Roger; it’s only 1:30 now-what’ll I do ’til then?
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If you can’t control your peanut butter, you can’t expect to control your life.
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The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.
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Yakka foob mog. Grug pubbawup zink wattoom gazork. Chumble spuzz. I love loopholes.
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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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Life’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.
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Having an enviable career is one thing. Being a happy person is another
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I liked things better when I didn’t understand them.
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It’s going to be a grim day when the world is run by a generation that doesn’t know anything but what it’s seen on TV.
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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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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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It’s hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
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Form follows function, as the architects say. With words and pictures, you can do just about anything.
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