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.
BILL WATTERSONWith 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.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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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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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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So, what’s it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don’t recommend it.
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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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Reading those turgid philosophers here in these remote stone buildings may not get you a job, but if those books have forced you to ask yourself questions about what makes life truthful, purposeful, meaningful, and redeeming.
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Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.
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I don’t think you’ve ever invited me to… Calvin’s Mom: Calvin, what are you doing? Calvin: Nothing, Mom. Go away. Calvin’s Mom: You’re contagious! You can’t have anyone over to play!
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We don’t devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.
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I’m related to people I don’t relate to.
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MOMMMM, I’m thirsty… What’s this, just water?
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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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When birds burp, it must taste like bugs.
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You can drag my body to school but my spirit refuses to go.
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If you give a little credit to the concept of the artist, I think you ought to indulge excesses a bit, because that reflects the personality of the writer.
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I keep forgetting that rules are only for little nice people.
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