Bill Watterson quotes - page 5

That's one of the remarkable things about life. It's never so bad that it can't get worse. (Bill Watterson)

To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble.

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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.

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When birds burp, it must taste like bugs.

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I'm killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.

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A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.

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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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If good things lasted forever, would we appreciate how precious they are?

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History is the fiction we invent to persuade ourselves that events are knowable and that life has order and direction. That's why events are always reinterpreted when values change. We need new versions of history to allow for our current prejudices.

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Calvin: Somewhere in Communist Russia, I'll bet there's a little boy who has never known anything but censorship and oppression. But maybe he's heard of America, and he dreams of living in this land of freedom and opportunity! 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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For no reason I can think of, I've wandered far astray. And that is how I got to where I find myself today. (Bill Watterson)

Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.

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The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog!

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Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.

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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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Life is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success, flat stretches of boring routine and valleys of frustration and failure.

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From now on, I'm not doing anything I don't want to do! The world owes me happiness, fulfillment and success... I'm just here to cash in.

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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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You can drag my body to school but my spirit refuses to go.

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I wonder if you can refuse to inherit the world.

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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)

My likely historical significance is a terrible burden. ~ Calvin.

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Childhood is for spoiling adulthood.

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Never argue with a six-year-old who shaves.

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When life gives you lemons, chunk it right back.

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Bill Watterson

Occupation: American Cartoonist
Born: July 5, 1958
Quotes count: 184
Wikipedia: Bill Watterson

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