Hobbes: How come we play war and not peace? Calvin: Too few role models.
BILL WATTERSONWhen life gives you lemons, chunk it right back.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery – it recharges by running.
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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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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!
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The real fun of living wisely is that you get to be smug about it.
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Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.
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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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Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world’s problems?
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At that time, we turn around and say, yes, this is obviously where I was going all along. It’s a good idea to try to enjoy the scenery on the detours, because you’ll probably take a few.
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And it will be even more exciting if anyone pays for them. It’s hard to charge admission without a gate.
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Ms. Wormwood: Calvin, can you tell us what Lewis and Clark did? Calvin: No, but I can recite the secret superhero origin of each member of Captain Napalm’s Thermonuclear League of Liberty.
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Buttons … check. Dials … check. Switches … check. Little colored lights … check.
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Ms. Wormwood: See me after class, Calvin. Calvin: [retrospectively] I’m not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.
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If people looked at the stars each night, they’d live a lot differently. When you look into infinity, you realize that there are more important things than what people do all day.
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It’s a cruel season that makes you get ready for bed while it’s light out.
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