The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present.
BILL WATTERSONAlthough I’m certainly glad cartoons are finally getting some respect as an art, I’m fairly ambivalent to see cartooning as a legitimate academic offering. If comics need to be deconstructed and explained, something is really wrong with them.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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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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Calvin: Medically speaking:. That’s love?!?….. Hobbes: Heck, that happened to me once, but I figured it was cooties!!
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It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves.
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But Calvin is no kind and loving god! He’s one of the old gods! He demands sacrifice!
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I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn’t have paid for me.
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And it will be even more exciting if anyone pays for them. It’s hard to charge admission without a gate.
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As you can see, I have memorized this utterly useless piece of information long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget it forever.
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Never argue with a six-year-old who shaves.
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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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Calvin: 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.
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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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No sport is less organized than Calvinball.
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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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I’ve been amazed at how one idea leads to others if I allow my mind to play and wander.
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Reality continues to ruin my life.
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