A six-year-old kid and his best pal are the main characters of Calvin and Hobbes. The comic typically illustrates and clarifies complex. These Calvin and Hobbes quotes are some of the best-known sayings through out the comic strip. Read on to enjoy them!
About Calvin and Hobbes
Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes ran between November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995.
His comic strip managed to infuse wondering on a cosmic scale into an ageless world of lazy Sunday afternoons, snow goons, and harassed babysitters.
The comic strip also offers commentary on then-current events and cultural trends.
Although specific instances have changed, the general critiques and messages of Calvin and Hobbes remains prevalent in the present day.
In the entire comic, philosophical allusions are made. The philosophy of Calvin and Hobbes has been discussed in a number of articles and essays.
Enjoy the quotes below, selected for you in no particular order.
1. “You know, Hobbes, I can’t figure out this death stuff. Why did that little raccoon have to die? He didn’t do anything wrong. He was just little! What’s the point of putting him here and taking him back so soon?”
2. “I see. And what will you do if the rest of your life doesn’t entertain you every minute?” – Miss Wormwood
3. “People always make the mistake of thinking art is created for them. But really, art is a private language for sophisticates to congratulate themselves on their superiority to the rest of the world. As my artist’s statement explains, my work is utterly incomprehensible and is therefore full of deep significance.” – Calvin
Quotes About Reality
4. “It says here that ‘religion is the opiate of the masses.’ What do you suppose that means?” – Calvin
5. “A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day. Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.”
6. “Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.” – Calvin
7. Isn’t it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humour? When you think about it, it’s weird that we have a physiological response to absurdity. We laugh at nonsense. We like it. We think it’s funny. Don’t you think it’s odd that we appreciate absurdity? Why would we develop that way? How does it benefit us? – Calvin
8. As you can see, I have memorized this utterly useless piece of information long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget it forever. You’ve taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations. – Calvin
Quotes About the Future
9. “They say the world is a stage. But obviously, the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines.” – Calvin
10. “In that case, young man, I suggest you start working harder. What you get out of school, depends on what you put into it.” – Miss Wormwood
11. “Mom says death is as natural as birth, and it’s all part of the life cycle. She says we don’t really understand it, but there are many things we don’t understand, and we just have to do the best we can with the knowledge we have. I guess that makes sense. But don’t you go anywhere.” – Calvin
Interesting Quotes
12. “For the next 60 seconds, I will conduct a test of my emergency broadcast equipment. Aaaaaaaghhhhh! Had this been a real emergency, the scream you just heard would have been followed by lots more just like it.” – Calvin
13. “Sometimes, I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” – Calvin
14. “I wish I had more friends, but people are such jerks. If you can just get most people to leave you alone, you’re doing good. If you can find even one person you really like, you’re lucky. And if that person can also stand you, you’re really lucky.” – Calvin
15. “I’m killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.” – Calvin
16. “If your emotional security depends on satisfying a need you didn’t have before you read the ad, go ahead. I suppose if we couldn’t laugh at things that don’t make sense, we couldn’t react to a lot of life.” – Hobbes
Undoubtedly one of the most well-known comic strips of all time is Calvin and Hobbes, Talking about the realm of a boy’s imagination.
When Bill Watterson departed on January 1, 1996, the book was published in more than 2,400 newspapers.
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