A box of new crayons! Now they’re all pointy, lined up in order, bright and perfect. Soon they’ll be a bunch of ground down, rounded, indistinguishable stumps, missing their wrappers and smudged with other colors. Sometimes life seems unbearably tragic.
BILL WATTERSONIt’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.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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The secret to enjoying your job is to have a hobby that’s even worse
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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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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 mix a bunch of ingredients, and once in a great while, chemistry happens.
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Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.
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Hobbes: How come we play war and not peace? Calvin: Too few role models.
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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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I’m learning skills I will use for the rest of my life by doing homework…procrastinating and negotiation.
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I’m killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.
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Know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything’s different.
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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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Calvin: Do you believe in the Devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man? Hobbes: I’m not sure man needs the help.
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Good friends are hard to come by… I need more money.
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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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They can’t chain my spirit! My spirit runs free! Walls can’t contain it! Laws can’t restrain it! Authority has no power over it!
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