My likely historical significance is a terrible burden. ~ Calvin
BILL WATTERSONI’m a misunderstood genius.” “What’s misunderstood?” “Nobody thinks I’m a genius.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Hello Dad! It is now three in the morning. Do you know where I am?
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The secret to enjoying your job is to have a hobby that’s even worse
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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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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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Years from now, when I’m successful and happy, …and he’s in prison… I hope I’m not too mature to gloat.
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Even when you look for it, you’re never prepared for it.
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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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Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.
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I’m learning skills I will use for the rest of my life by doing homework…procrastinating and negotiation.
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[Calvin and Hobbes are playing Scrabble] Calvin: Ha! I’ve got a great word and it’s on a “Double word score” box! Hobbes: “ZQFMGB” isn’t a word! It doesn’t even have a vowel! Calvin: It is so a word! It’s a worm found in New Guinea!
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Animals aren’t conditional about friendships. Animals like you just the way you are. They listen to your problems, they comfort you when you’re sad, and all they ask in return is a little kindness.
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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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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.
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Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world’s problems?
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Boy, there’s nothing worse than an inscrutable omen.
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