So the secret to good self-esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they’re already met?
BILL WATTERSONIt’s gratifying to hear that from people who care about comic art. I never know what to make of it when someone writes to say, “Calvin and Hobbes is the best strip in the paper. I like it even more than Nancy.”
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.
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I’m learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life…procrastinating and rationalizing.
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From now on, I’ll connect the dots my own way.
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The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.
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Leader, bandits at 2 o’clock! Roger; it’s only 1:30 now-what’ll I do ’til then?
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Buttons … check. Dials … check. Switches … check. Little colored lights … check.
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I’m not a vegetarian! I’m a dessertarian!
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Even when you look for it, you’re never prepared for it.
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Calvin: Today for show and tell, I’ve brought a tiny miracle of nature: a single snowflake!
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Once it’s too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.
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If you’ve ever compared a film to a novel it’s based on, you know the novel gets bludgeoned. It’s inevitable, because different media have different strengths and needs, and when you make a movie, the movie’s needs get served.
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I’m a misunderstood genius.” “What’s misunderstood?” “Nobody thinks I’m a genius.
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I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.
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We all have different desires and needs, but if we don’t discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live passively and unfulfilled.
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If you can’t control your peanut butter, you can’t expect to control your life.
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