The only permanent rule in Calvinball is that you can never play it the same way twice! (Calvin) Bill Watterson More Quotes by Bill Watterson More Quotes From Bill Watterson Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a person happy doing his own work is usually considered an eccentric, if not a subversive... 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. Bill Watterson good-life creating thinking Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless. Bill Watterson cute-life friday sunday The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive. Bill Watterson truth-is detours motivational Hobbes: How come we play war and not peace? Calvin: Too few role models. Bill Watterson play war peace 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. Bill Watterson trouble wisdom thinking 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. Bill Watterson stars nature inspirational Calvin: Know what I pray for? Hobbes: What? Calvin: The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference. Bill Watterson inability differences praying You know, sometimes the world seems like a pretty mean place.' 'That's why animals are so soft and huggy. Bill Watterson animal mean world The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us. Bill Watterson sarcastic inspirational funny It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning. Bill Watterson religious people religion Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything's different. Bill Watterson funny-life different change 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. Bill Watterson tricks figures secret You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that? Last-minute panic. Bill Watterson panic creativity procrastination I wish people were more like animals. Animals don't try to change you or make you fit in. They just enjoy the pleasure of your company. 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. Bill Watterson kindness animal people If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I'll bet they'd live a lot differently. Bill Watterson cute-life funny-life stars If good things lasted forever, would we appreciate how precious they are? Bill Watterson appreciate good-things forever Calvin: Look, a dead bird! Hobbes: It must've hit a window. Calvin: Isn't it beautiful? It's so delicate. Sighhh... once it's too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is. You realize that nature is ruthless and our existence is very fragile, temporary, and precious. But to go on with your daily affairs, you can't really think about that... which is probably why everyone takes the world for granted and why we act so thoughtlessly. It's very confusing. I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up. Hobbes: No doubt. Bill Watterson growing-up beautiful thinking Calvin: They say the world is a stage. But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Hobbes: Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce. Calvin: We need more special effects and dance numbers. Bill Watterson special play numbers Surprise is the essence of humor, and nothing is more surprising than truth. Bill Watterson surprising surprise essence You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure. Bill Watterson resources detours wells
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