I hope some historian will confirm that I was the first cartoonist to use the word ‘booger’ in a newspaper comic strip.
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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Calvin: Look, a dead bird! Hobbes: It must’ve hit a window. Calvin: Isn’t it beautiful? It’s so delicate. Sighhh… once it’s too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.
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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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Every artist learns through imitation, but I rather doubt the aim of these things is artistic development.
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Ms. 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.
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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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You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure.
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Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.
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I’d hate to have a kid like me.
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The way Calvin’s brain is wired, you can almost hear the fuses blowing.
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Animals aren’t conditional about friendships. Animals like you just the way you are. They listen to your problems, they comfort you when you’re sad, and all they ask in return is a little kindness.
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Boy, there’s nothing worse than an inscrutable omen.
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Someday, I’d like to meet that little boy… and tell him the awful TRUTH ABOUT THIS PLACE!! Calvin’s Dad: Calvin, be quiet and eat the stupid Lima beans.
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It’s a cruel season that makes you get ready for bed while it’s light out.
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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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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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