If people looked at the stars each night, they’d live a lot differently. When you look into infinity, you realize that there are more important things than what people do all day.
BILL WATTERSONI would turn out rough idea after rough idea, and he would veto eighty percent of them. I pretty much prostituted myself for six months but I couldn’t please him, so he sent me packing.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Calvin: Do you believe in the Devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man? Hobbes: I’m not sure man needs the help.
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Calvin: Life’s a lot more fun when you aren’t responsible for your actions.
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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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Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.
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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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Mothers are the necessity of invention.
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As “Calvin and Hobbes” went on, the writing pushed the drawings into greater complexity.
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It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves.
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Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.
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You mix a bunch of ingredients, and once in a great while, chemistry happens.
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Hey Susie Derkins, is that your face, or is a ‘possum stuck in your collar?
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Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.
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Every time I’ve built character, I’ve regretted it.
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Everybody I know fails the acid test of friendship.
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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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I know the world isn’t fair, but why isn’t it ever unfair in my favor?
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I’m killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.
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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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You know, sometimes kids get bad grades in school because the class moves too slow for them. Einstein got D’s in school. Well guess what, I get F’s!!!
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Having an enviable career is one thing. Being a happy person is another
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I was reading about how countless species are being pushed toward extinction by man’s destruction of forests. . . .
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Barney’s Dad was really bad so Barney hatched a plan when his dad said “Eat your peas.” Barney shouted no and ran Barney tricked his mean old dad and locked him in the cellar Barney’s Mom never found out where he’d gone, Cause Barney didn’t tell her. T
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Scientific Progress goes boink?
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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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I’ve got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.
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You realize nothing is as clear as it first appears. Ultimately, knowledge is paralyzing. Being a man of action, I cannot afford to take that risk. Hobbes: You’re ignorant, but at least you act on it.
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