Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.
BILL WATTERSONThe surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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I don’t know how to spell it and I’m not allowed to say it. Could you just rattle off all the swear words you know and I’ll stop you when…Hello?
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I don’t think you’ve ever invited me to… Calvin’s Mom: Calvin, what are you doing? Calvin: Nothing, Mom. Go away. Calvin’s Mom: You’re contagious! You can’t have anyone over to play!
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Problems 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.
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Calvin: Look, a dead bird! Hobbes: It must’ve hit a window. Calvin: Isn’t it beautiful? It’s so delicate. Sighhh… once it’s too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.
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Tomorrow we’ll not only seize the day, we’ll throttle it.
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So the secret to good self-esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they’re already met?
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When life gives you lemons, chunk it right back.
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If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.
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I think of football as a sport the way ducks think of hunting as a sport.
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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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No sport is less organized than Calvinball.
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It’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.
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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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Once it’s too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.
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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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