When the cartoonist is trying to talk honestly and seriously about life, then I believe he has a responsibility to think beyond satisfying the market's every whim and desire. — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
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.… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
Calvin: The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you are informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do. — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
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… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
I think most of us would be horrified to meet ourselves and discover what everyone else already knows about us. — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
As a kid, I knew I wanted to be either a cartoonist or an astronaut. The latter was never much of a possibility, as… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
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… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
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… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
United Features had given me a development contract, which meant I was to work exclusively with them and rather than completing everything on my… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
In the right hands, a comic strip attains a beauty and elegance that, really, I would put against any other art. — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
If you give a little credit to the concept of the artist, I think you ought to indulge excesses a bit, because that reflects… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
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… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
