We need new versions of history to allow for our current prejudices.
BILL WATTERSONBoy, there’s nothing worse than an inscrutable omen.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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I’m killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.
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You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure. The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.
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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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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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Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery – it recharges by running.
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Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
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I’ll bet my autopsy reveals my mouth is too big.
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I’M SIGNIFICANT!!! … Say’s the dust speck.
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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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I was reading about how countless species are being pushed toward extinction by man’s destruction of forests. . . .
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Ms. Wormwood: See me after class, Calvin. Calvin: [retrospectively] I’m not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.
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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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County library? Reference desk, please. Hello? Yes, I need a word definition. Well, that’s the problem.
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My problem is that I don’t paint ambitiously. It’s all catch and release – just tiny fish that aren’t really worth the trouble to clean and cook.
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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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