Explore Quotes by Bill Watterson

You mix a bunch of ingredients, and once in a great while, chemistry happens.

Calvin: Do you believe in the Devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man? Hobbes: I'm not sure man needs the help.

Yeah, but actually, I've got the same questions about God.

Repetition is the death of magic.

A REAL job is a job you hate.

Genius is never understood in its own time.

Well, coming at a new work requires a certain amount of patience and energy, and there’s always the risk of disappointment. You can’t really blame people for preferring more of what they already know and like. The trade-off, of course, is that predictability is boring. Repetition is the death of magic.

I like these cold, gray winter days. Days like these let you savor a bad mood.

There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do.

It's a cruel season that makes you get ready for bed while it's light out.

I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn't have paid for me.

I have all these great genes, but they're recessive. That's the problem here.

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.

You know what I like about summer days? They're just made for doing things... even if it's nothing. Especially if it's nothing.

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

It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.

Calvin: Dear Santa, before I submit life to your scrutiny, I demand to know who made YOU the matter of my fate?! Who are YOU to question my behavior, HUH??? What gives you the right?! Hobbes: Santa makes the toys, so he gets to decide who to give them to. Calvin: Oh.

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.

Like delicate lace, so the threads intertwine, oh, gossamer web of wond'rous design! Such beauty and grace wild nature produces... Ughh, look at that spider suck out that bug's juices!

S...For Stupendous! T...For Tiger, ferocity of! U...For Underwear, Red! P...For Power, Incredible! E...For excellent physique! N...For...Um...Something..Hm, well, I'll come back to that... D...For Determination! U...For...Wait, How do you spell this? Is it "I"??

If you do the job badly enough, sometimes you don't get asked to do it again.