Introduction
Calvin and Hobbes is a widely cherished comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Watterson. Featuring the imaginative 6-year old Calvin and his sarcastic stuffed tiger, Hobbes, this comic strip provides meaningful, and often humorous insights into life. Here are some of the most memorable quotes from Calvin and Hobbes.
Quotes
- “It’s a magical world, Hobbes, Ol’ Buddy…Let’s go exploring!”
- “There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.”
- “You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help.”
- “I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.”
- “The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present.”
- “Reality continues to ruin my life.”
- “There’s no problem so awful, that you can’t add some guilt to it and make it even worse.”
- “I’m not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.”
- “I used to hate writing, but now I enjoy it. I realized that the purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning, and inhibit clarity.”
- “I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up.”
- “I’m yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet, raised to an alarming extent by Madison Avenue and Hollywood, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you’re old and weak!”
- “We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are.”
- “Know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything’s different.”
- “Sometimes when I’m talking, my words can’t keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we think faster than we speak.”
- “Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend.”
- “The truth is, most of us discover where we are heading when we arrive.”
- “Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?”
- “A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.”
- “If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I bet they’d live a lot differently.”
- “It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.”
Conclusion
The profound wisdom, wrapped in humour and satire, is what makes Calvin and Hobbes beloved across all ages. Bill Watterson’s dive into the philosophical through the innocent and chaotic world of a six-year-old and his tiger, indeed, leaves us pondering, laughing, and appreciating life’s intricacies.