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> [I tell you all this because it's worth recognizing that there is no such thing as an overnight success. You will do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/i-tell-you-all-this-because-it-s-worth-recognizing-that-there-is-no/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

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> [The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/the-truth-is-most-of-us-discover-where-we-are-headed-when-we-arrive/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

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> [You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/you-will-do-well-to-cultivate-the-resources-in-yourself-that-bring/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

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## More by Bill Watterson

> [Calvin: The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you are informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/calvin-the-more-you-know-the-harder-it-is-to-take-decisive-action/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

> [A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/a-day-can-really-slip-by-when-you-re-deliberately-avoiding-what-you/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

> [For your information, I'm staying like this, and everyone else can just get used to it! If people don't like me the way I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/for-your-information-i-m-staying-like-this-and-everyone-else-can-just/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

> [I think most of us would be horrified to meet ourselves and discover what everyone else already knows about us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/i-think-most-of-us-would-be-horrified-to-meet-ourselves-and-discover/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

> [As a kid, I knew I wanted to be either a cartoonist or an astronaut. The latter was never much of a possibility, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/as-a-kid-i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-either-a-cartoonist-or-an-astronaut/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

> [Miss Wormwood: Calvin, your test was an absolute disgrace! It's obvious you haven't read any of the material. Our first president was not Chef…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/miss-wormwood-calvin-your-test-was-an-absolute-disgrace-it-s-obvious/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

> [Calvin: Today for show and tell, I've brought a tiny miracle of nature: a single snowflake! I think we might all learn a lesson…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/calvin-today-for-show-and-tell-i-ve-brought-a-tiny-miracle-of-nature/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

> [United Features had given me a development contract, which meant I was to work exclusively with them and rather than completing everything on my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/united-features-had-given-me-a-development-contract-which-meant-i-was/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

> [What assurance do I have that your parenting isn't screwing me up?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/what-assurance-do-i-have-that-your-parenting-isn-t-screwing-me-up/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

> [In the right hands, a comic strip attains a beauty and elegance that, really, I would put against any other art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/in-the-right-hands-a-comic-strip-attains-a-beauty-and-elegance-that/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

> [If you give a little credit to the concept of the artist, I think you ought to indulge excesses a bit, because that reflects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/if-you-give-a-little-credit-to-the-concept-of-the-artist-i-think-you/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

> [I tell you all this because it's worth recognizing that there is no such thing as an overnight success. You will do well to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/i-tell-you-all-this-because-it-s-worth-recognizing-that-there-is-no/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

> [The secret to enjoying your job is to have a hobby that's even worse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/the-secret-to-enjoying-your-job-is-to-have-a-hobby-that-s-even-worse/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

> [By golly, life's too darn short to waste time trying to please every meddlesome moron who's got an idea how I ought to be!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/by-golly-life-s-too-darn-short-to-waste-time-trying-to-please-every/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

> [I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet, raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/i-m-yet-another-resource-consuming-kid-in-an-overpopulated-planet/)

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