(44 quotes found)
“Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are idealists, standing for principle and refusing to compromise. And some people just act on any whim that enters their heads. I pragmatically turn my whims into principles.”
Bill Watterson
“Maybe then I can finish my book.”
Calvin & Hobbes
“Unfortunately for my report, mom caught me and I didn't get to see how it ended.”
“Careful. We don't want to learn from this.”
“[At first, I just randomly turned the pages. Page 95, Volume 1, Calvin and Hobbes are sitting under a tree.] Do you think there is a God? ... Well, somebody's out to get me.”
“I wonder if I can grow fangs when my baby teeth fall out.”
“Often it takes some calamity to make us live in the present. Then suddenly we wake up and see all the mistakes we have made.”
“I try to make everyone's day just a little more surreal.”
“If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.”
“Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world's problems?”