Good friends are hard to come by… I need more money.
BILL WATTERSONProblems often look overwhelming at first. The secret is to break problems into small, manageable chunks. If you deal with those, you’re done before you know it.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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I like my smock. You can tell the quality of the artist by the quality of his smock. Actually, I just like to say smock. Smock smock smock smock smock smock.
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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 is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do.
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I thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.
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Every time I’ve built character, I’ve regretted it.
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Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce. Calvin: We need more special effects and dance numbers.
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With 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.
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You know, maybe we don’t need enemies.” “Yeah, best friends aree about all I can take.
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Having an enviable career is one thing. Being a happy person is another
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What’s the point of wearing your favorite rocket ship underpants if nobody ever asks to see ’em?
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Reading goes faster if you don’t sweat comprehension.
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Hobbes: Do you think there’s a God? Calvin: Well, somebody’s out to get me!
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There’s great potential for that which has yet to be fully mined.
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As you can see, I have memorized this utterly useless piece of information long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget it forever.
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Hobbes: Jump! Jump! Jump! I win! Calvin: You win? Aaugghh! You won last time! I hate it when you win! Aarrggh! Mff! Gnnk! I hate this game! I hate the whole world! Aghhh!
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History is the fiction we invent to persuade ourselves that events are knowable and that life has order and direction. That’s why events are always reinterpreted when values change.
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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: 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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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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I’ve been amazed at how one idea leads to others if I allow my mind to play and wander.
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I’d like to see cartoonists measuring their work by higher standards than how many papers their strips are in and how much money they make.
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I suppose if we couldn’t laugh at things that don’t make sense, we couldn’t react to a lot of life.
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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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And it will be even more exciting if anyone pays for them. It’s hard to charge admission without a gate.
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Life’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.
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Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.
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