It’s going to be a grim day when the world is run by a generation that doesn’t know anything but what it’s seen on TV.
BILL WATTERSONYears from now, when I’m successful and happy, …and he’s in prison… I hope I’m not too mature to gloat.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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That’s the whole problem with science. You’ve got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder.
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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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You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure.
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I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.
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Calvin: Why are you crying mom? Mom: I’m cutting up an onion. Calvin: It must be hard to cook if you anthrpomorphisize your vegetables.
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Life is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success, flat stretches of boring routine and valleys of frustration and failure.
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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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The way Calvin’s brain is wired, you can almost hear the fuses blowing.
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Buttons … check. Dials … check. Switches … check. Little colored lights … check.
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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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Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend.
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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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[Calvin, who has the chicken pox, calls Susie on the telephone.] Susie: Hello? Calvin: Hi, Susie! It’s me, Calvin! I was wondering if you’d like to come over and play. Susie: Why, sure! Boy,
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It’s a cruel season that makes you get ready for bed while it’s light out.
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There’s great potential for that which has yet to be fully mined.
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