We don’t devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.
BILL WATTERSONIf people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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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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Buttons … check. Dials … check. Switches … check. Little colored lights … check.
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I’M SIGNIFICANT!!! … Say’s the dust speck.
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Calvin: Isn’t it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humor? When you think about it, it’s weird that we have a physiological response to absurdity.
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Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.
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If you can’t win by reason, go for volume.
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No sport is less organized than Calvinball.
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You’ve taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations.
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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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If you’ve ever compared a film to a novel it’s based on, you know the novel gets bludgeoned. It’s inevitable, because different media have different strengths and needs, and when you make a movie, the movie’s needs get served.
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Hey Susie Derkins, is that your face, or is a ‘possum stuck in your collar?
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I’ve got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.
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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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There are no restrictions of taste, approach, or subject matter. The gatekeepers are gone, so the prospect for new and different voices is exciting. Or at least it will be if anyone reads them.
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Even when you look for it, you’re never prepared for it.
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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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Sleepwalking?” “Nightmare?” “Homicidal psycho jungle cat!
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I tell you all this because it’s worth recognizing that there is no such thing as an overnight success.
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Calvin: Life’s a lot more fun when you aren’t responsible for your actions.
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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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I let my mind wander and it didn’t come back.
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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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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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The strips I admire go farther than a gag a day, and take us into a special world.
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Like delicate lace, so the threads intertwine, oh, gossamer web of wond’rous design! Such beauty and grace wild nature produces… Ughh, look at that spider suck out that bug’s juices!
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Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?
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