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.
BILL WATTERSONThe world of a comic strip ought to be a special place with its own logic and life… I don’t want the issue of Hobbes’s reality settled by a doll manufacturer.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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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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We need new versions of history to allow for our current prejudices.
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I’ve been amazed at how one idea leads to others if I allow my mind to play and wander.
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The strips I admire go farther than a gag a day, and take us into a special world.
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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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Look! A trickle of water running through some dirt! I’d say our afternoon just got booked solid!
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They say the secret of success is being at the right place at the right time, but since you never know when the right time is going to be, I figure the trick is to find the right place and just hang around.
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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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Every artist learns through imitation, but I rather doubt the aim of these things is artistic development.
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Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.
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Calvin: Why are you crying mom? Mom: I’m cutting up an onion. Calvin: It must be hard to cook if you anthrpomorphisize your vegetables.
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It’s hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
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In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a person happy doing his own work is usually considered an eccentric, if not a subversive.
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I’m related to people I don’t relate to.
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I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction.
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I liked things better when I didn’t understand them.
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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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Calvin: Life’s a lot more fun when you aren’t responsible for your actions.
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I can never enjoy Sundays, because in the back of my mind I always know I’ve got to go to school the next day. It’s like trying to enjoy your last meal before the execution.
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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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I thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.
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Never argue with a six-year-old who shaves.
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I keep forgetting that rules are only for little nice people.
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God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind that I will never die.
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I’m killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.
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What a stupid game! You must have cheated! You must have used some sneaky, underhanded mindmeld to make me lose! I hate you! I didn’t want to play this idiotic game in the first place! I knew you’d cheat!
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