Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson
William Boyd "Bill" Watterson IIis an American cartoonist and the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, which was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson stopped drawing Calvin and Hobbes at the end of 1995 with a short statement to newspaper editors and his readers that he felt he had achieved all he could in the medium. Watterson is known for his negative views on licensing and comic syndication and his move back into private life after he stopped...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth5 July 1958
CountryUnited States of America
I say, when life gives you a lemon, wing it right back and add some lemons of your own!
I'm sick of everybody telling me what to do.
Such is American business, I guess, where the desire for obscene profit mutes any discussion of conscience.
Why should I have to WORK for everything?! It's like saying I don't deserve it!
Why isn't my life like a situation comedy? Why don't I have a bunch of friends with nothing better to do but drop by and instigate wacky adventures? Why aren't my conversations peppered with spontaneous witticisms? Why don't my friends demonstrate heartfelt concern for my well being when I have problems? ...I gotta get my life some writers.
Who was the guy who first looked at a cow and said, "I think I'll drink whatever comes out of these things when I squeeze 'em!"?
To make a business decision, you don't need much philosophy; all you need is greed, and maybe a little knowledge of how the game works.
To make a bad day worse, spend it wishing for the impossible.
True, comics are a popular art, and yes, I believe their primary obligation is to entertain, but comics can go beyond that, and when they do, they move from silliness to significance.
Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.
I'm learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life...procrastinating and rationalizing.
I've got plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it.
Is it truly being good if the only reason I behave well is so I can get more loot at Christmas? I mean, really, all I'm doing is saying I can be bribed.
Few things are less comforting than a tiger who's up too late.