On the other hand, the mass media is disintegrating, and audiences are atomizing. I suspect comics will have less widespread cultural impact and make a lot less money.
BILL WATTERSONWe all have different desires and needs, but if we don’t discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live passively and unfulfilled.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help.
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I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.
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The way Calvin’s brain is wired, you can almost hear the fuses blowing.
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I like my smock. You can tell the quality of the artist by the quality of his smock. Actually, I just like to say smock. Smock smock smock smock smock smock.
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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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I’m learning skills I will use for the rest of my life by doing homework…procrastinating and negotiation.
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We all have different desires and needs, but if we don’t discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live passively and unfulfilled.
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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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My problem is that I don’t paint ambitiously. It’s all catch and release – just tiny fish that aren’t really worth the trouble to clean and cook.
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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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At school, new ideas are thrust at you every day. Out in the world, you’ll have to find your inner motivation to seek for new ideas on your own.
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Animals aren’t conditional about friendships. Animals like you just the way you are. They listen to your problems, they comfort you when you’re sad, and all they ask in return is a little kindness.
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Boy, there’s nothing worse than an inscrutable omen.
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I was reading about how countless species are being pushed toward extinction by man’s destruction of forests. . . .
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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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