"Well, coming at a new work requires a……" — Bill Watterson
"Well, coming at a new work requires a certain amount of patience and energy, and there’s always the risk of disappointment. You can’t really blame people for preferring more of what they already know and like. The trade-off, of course, is that predictability is boring. Repetition is the death of magic."
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259 Quotes by Bill Watterson
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I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn't have paid for me.
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It's a cruel season that makes you get ready for bed while it's light out.
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There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do.
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I like these cold, gray winter days. Days like these let you savor a bad mood.
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Genius is never understood in its own time.
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A real job is a job you hate.
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Repetition is the death of magic.
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Yeah, but actually, I've got the same questions about God.
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Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction…
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You mix a bunch of ingredients, and once in a great while, chemistry happens.
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Calvin: Medically speaking:. That's love?!?..... Hobbes: Heck, that happened to me once, but I figured it was cooties!!
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Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?
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