“We don't value craftsmanship anymore! All we value is ruthless efficiency, and I say we deny our own humanity that way! Without appreciation for grace and beauty, there's no pleasure in creating things and no pleasure in having them! Our lives are made drearier, rather than richer! How can a person take pride in his work when skill and care are considered luxuries! We're not machines! We have a human need for craftsmanship!”
Bill Watterson“You know, sometimes the world seems like a pretty mean place.' 'That's why animals are so soft and huggy.”
Bill Watterson, Scientific Progress Goes "Boink": A Calvin and Hobbes Collection“I say if a novelty Christmas song is funny one time, then it is funny every time. - Calvin”
Bill Watterson, Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection“The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present.”
Bill Watterson“Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating the mind is like a car battery - it recharges by running. ”
Bill Watterson“If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.”
Bill Watterson“The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.”
Bill Watterson“If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I'll bet they'd live a lot differently.”
Bill Watterson