It seems like once people grow up, they have no idea what’s cool.
BILL WATTERSONCounty library? Reference desk, please. Hello? Yes, I need a word definition. Well, that’s the problem.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Hobbes: How come we play war and not peace? Calvin: Too few role models.
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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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Art has to keep moving and discovering to stay alive.
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The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.
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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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I’m not a vegetarian! I’m a dessertarian!
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Even when you look for it, you’re never prepared for it.
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So the secret to good self-esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they’re already met?
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Calvin: Dad where do babies come from? Dad: Well Calvin, you simply go to Sears, buy the kit and follow the assembly instructions. Calvin: I came from Sears? Dad: No you were a blue-light special at K-Mart – almost as good and a lot cheaper!
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The whole idea of hobknobbing and schmoozing and the concept of an “elite” class of celebrities better than the common people has always made my stomach turn.
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The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present.
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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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Every artist learns through imitation, but I rather doubt the aim of these things is artistic development.
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Hobbes: Jump! Jump! Jump! I win! Calvin: You win? Aaugghh! You won last time! I hate it when you win! Aarrggh! Mff! Gnnk! I hate this game! I hate the whole world! Aghhh!
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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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