The world of a comic strip ought to be a special place with its own logic and life… I don’t want the issue of Hobbes’s reality settled by a doll manufacturer.
BILL WATTERSONWho was the guy who first looked at a cow and said ‘I think I’ll drink whatever comes out of these when I squeeze ’em?
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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What a stupid game! You must have cheated! You must have used some sneaky, underhanded mindmeld to make me lose! I hate you! I didn’t want to play this idiotic game in the first place! I knew you’d cheat!
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It’s psychosomatic. You need a lobotomy. I’ll get a saw.
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You know, there are times when it’s a source of personal pride to not be human.
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Sleepwalking?” “Nightmare?” “Homicidal psycho jungle cat!
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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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You’ve taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations.
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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
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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 thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.
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Art has to keep moving and discovering to stay alive.
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At school, new ideas are thrust at you every day. Out in the world, you’ll have to find your inner motivation to seek for new ideas on your own.
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They say the secret of success is being at the right place at the right time, but since you never know when the right time is going to be, I figure the trick is to find the right place and just hang around.
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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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In the short term, it would make me happy to go play outside. In the long term, it would make me happier to do well at school and become successful. But in the VERY long term, I know which will make better memories.
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Everyone knows that! Hobbes: I’m looking it up. Calvin: You do, and I’ll look up that 12-letter word you played with all the Xs and Js! Hobbes: What’s your score for ZQFMGB? Calvin: 957.
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