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That’s one of the remarkable things about life. It’s never so bad that it can’t get worse.

Bill Watterson

You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure.
BILL WATTERSON

Detours Failure Resources Wells
I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn’t have paid for me.
BILL WATTERSON

Children Mom Motivational
Scientific Progress goes boink?
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Hobbes Progress Scientific Progress
It’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.”
BILL WATTERSON

Art Gratifying People Someone Write Writing
I thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.
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Interesting Laughing Life Track
Hobbes: How come we play war and not peace? Calvin: Too few role models.
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Peace Play War
You know, there are times when it’s a source of personal pride to not be human.
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Humans Pride Source
Childhood is for spoiling adulthood.
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Adulthood Childhood Spoiling
[Calvin and Hobbes are playing Scrabble] Calvin: Ha! I’ve got a great word and it’s on a “Double word score” box! Hobbes: “ZQFMGB” isn’t a word! It doesn’t even have a vowel! Calvin: It is so a word! It’s a worm found in New Guinea!
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Looks Scrabble Vowels
As “Calvin and Hobbes” went on, the writing pushed the drawings into greater complexity.
BILL WATTERSON

Drawing Reality Writing
So the secret to good self-esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they’re already met?
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Esteem Expectations Secret Self
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.
BILL WATTERSON

Funny Inspirational Witty
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.
BILL WATTERSON

Long Memories Outside School Successful Term
My whole problem is that my lips move when I think.
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Lips Moving Thinking
The secret to enjoying your job is to have a hobby that’s even worse
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Hobbies Jobs Secrets
Someday, I’d like to meet that little boy… and tell him the awful TRUTH ABOUT THIS PLACE!! Calvin’s Dad: Calvin, be quiet and eat the stupid Lima beans.
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Beans Place Someday Stupid Thinking

That’s one of the remarkable things about life. It’s never so bad that it can’t get worse.

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