I’d like to see cartoonists measuring their work by higher standards than how many papers their strips are in and how much money they make.
BILL WATTERSONYou know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.
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So, what’s it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don’t recommend it.
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The way Calvin’s brain is wired, you can almost hear the fuses blowing.
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Isn’t it sad how some people’s grip on their lives is so precarious that they’ll embrace any preposterous delusion rather than face an occasional bleak truth?
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You have the Swiss Army Knife of mental tools, and it’s going to come in handy all the time.
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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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It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.
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Reality continues to ruin my life.
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Hobbes: Do you think there’s a God? Calvin: Well, somebody’s out to get me!
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I’m a misunderstood genius.” “What’s misunderstood?” “Nobody thinks I’m a genius.
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You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure. The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.
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[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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Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.
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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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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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