County library? Reference desk, please. Hello? Yes, I need a word definition. Well, that’s the problem.
BILL WATTERSONWe don’t devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Tomorrow we’ll not only seize the day, we’ll throttle it.
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Yakka foob mog. Grug pubbawup zink wattoom gazork. Chumble spuzz. I love loopholes.
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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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Every time I’ve built character, I’ve regretted it.
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Never argue with a six-year-old who shaves.
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Scientific Progress goes boink?
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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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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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Reading those turgid philosophers here in these remote stone buildings may not get you a job, but if those books have forced you to ask yourself questions about what makes life truthful, purposeful, meaningful, and redeeming.
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If you give a little credit to the concept of the artist, I think you ought to indulge excesses a bit, because that reflects the personality of the writer.
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Ah, the life of a newspaper cartoonist – how I miss the groupies, drugs and trashed hotel rooms!
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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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I’m learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life…procrastinating and rationalizing.
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I knew you’d win! Oh! Oh! Aarg! [Calvin runs in circles around Hobbes screaming “Aaaaaaaaaaaa”, then falls over.] Hobbes: Look, it’s just a game. Calvin: I know! You should see me when I lose in real life!
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That’s one of the remarkable things about life. It’s never so bad that it can’t get worse.
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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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Of course, REAL zombies never get the giggles when they look at each other.
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Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
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From now on, I’ll connect the dots my own way.
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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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Calvin: Sometimes when I’m talking, my words can’t keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we can think faster than we speak? Hobbes: Probably so we can think twice.
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You know, sometimes kids get bad grades in school because the class moves too slow for them. Einstein got D’s in school. Well guess what, I get F’s!!!
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Form follows function, as the architects say. With words and pictures, you can do just about anything.
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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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But Calvin is no kind and loving god! He’s one of the old gods! He demands sacrifice!
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There are no restrictions of taste, approach, or subject matter. The gatekeepers are gone, so the prospect for new and different voices is exciting. Or at least it will be if anyone reads them.
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