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.
BILL WATTERSONThe real fun of living wisely is that you get to be smug about it.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Hey Susie Derkins, is that your face, or is a ‘possum stuck in your collar?
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Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.
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A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
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The real fun of living wisely is that you get to be smug about it.
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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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You know, there are times when it’s a source of personal pride to not be human.
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In the right hands, a comic strip attains a beauty and elegance that, really, I would put against any other art.
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I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn’t have paid for me.
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I’m a misunderstood genius.” “What’s misunderstood?” “Nobody thinks I’m a genius.
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That’s the whole problem with science. You’ve got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder.
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Even when you look for it, you’re never prepared for it.
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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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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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Sleepwalking?” “Nightmare?” “Homicidal psycho jungle cat!
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Since September it’s just gotten colder and colder. There’s less daylight now, I’ve noticed too. This can only mean one thing – the sun is going out. In a few more months the Earth will be a dark and lifeless ball of ice. Dad says the sun isn’t going out.
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