Bill Watterson on creating
Bill Watterson140 quotes“Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.”
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I hope some historian will confirm that I was the first cartoonist to use the word ‘booger’ in a newspaper comic strip.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson Barney’s Dad was really bad so Barney hatched a plan when his dad said “Eat your peas.” Barney shouted no and ran Barney tricked his mean old dad and locked him in the cellar Barney’s Mom never found out where he’d gone, Cause Barney didn’t tell her. T
Bill WattersonBill Watterson 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.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson I’ve been interested in cartooning all my life. I read the comics as a kid, and I did cartoons for high school publications – the newspaper and yearbook and soon. In college, I got interested in political cartooning and did political cartoons.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson Calvin: Dad where do babies come from? Dad: Well Calvin, you simply go to Sears, buy the kit and follow the assembly instructions. Calvin: I came from Sears? Dad: No you were a blue-light special at K-Mart – almost as good and a lot cheaper!
Bill WattersonBill Watterson Since September it’s just gotten colder and colder. There’s less daylight now, I’ve noticed too. This can only mean one thing – the sun is going out. In a few more months the Earth will be a dark and lifeless ball of ice. Dad says the sun isn’t going out.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson 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!
Bill WattersonBill Watterson I’m killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson Few things are less comforting than a tiger who’s up too late.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson The way Calvin’s brain is wired, you can almost hear the fuses blowing.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson I don’t enjoy lettering very much, but that’s the way I write and that belongs in the strip because the strip is a reflection of me.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson Ah, the life of a newspaper cartoonist – how I miss the groupies, drugs and trashed hotel rooms!
Bill WattersonBill Watterson Life’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson To invent your own life’s meaning is not easy, but it’s still allowed, and I think you’ll be happier for the trouble.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson 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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ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
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Creating value is an inherently cooperative process, capturing value is inherently competitive.
Barry NalebuffBarry Nalebuff How do we create a harmonious society out of so many kinds of people? The key is tolerance — the one value that is indispensable in creating community.
Barbara JordanBarbara Jordan What’s Your Purple Goldfish? busts a myth and reveals a simple truth about customer service. Stan uncovers the recipe for creating signature added value that increases customer satisfaction and drives positive word of mouth.
Barry MoltzBarry Moltz It is very strange that men should deny a Creator and yet attribute to themselves the power of creating eels.
Baron d'HolbachBaron d'Holbach I think leadership is creating a state of mind in others.
Barbara MikulskiBarbara Mikulski It’s really important to keep sponsoring young people so the audience gets used to them and starts enjoying them. They’re the only way your show can keep going, otherwise it’s going to burn out in one or two years. Hopefully you’re creating your headliners of the future.
B. J. PorterB. J. Porter I care about the diversity of the mindset of the people creating our future, and the windows through which we see it, and the tools we use to build it.
Baratunde ThurstonBaratunde Thurston Americans make money by playing `money games,’ namely mergers, acquisitions, by simply moving money back and forth … instead of creating and producing goods with some actual value.
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