Popular children’s comic strip Calvin and Hobbes addressed issues including life, love, and relationships. The Calvin and Hobbes quotes below highlight the comic strip’s keen humor.
Calvin and Hobbes Quotes
You can learn a few life lessons from the Calvin and Hobbes quotes we’ve compiled and use them to better yourself.
1. “We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are.” – Bill Watterson
2. “As far as I’m concerned, if something is so complicated that you can’t explain it in 10 seconds, then it’s probably not worth knowing anyway.” – Bill Watterson
3. “Sometimes when I’m talking, my words can’t keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we think faster than we speak. Probably so we can think twice.” – Bill Watterson
4. “The world bores you when you’re cool.” – Bill Watterson
5. “There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.” – Bill Watterson
6. “To make a bad day worse, spend it wishing for the impossible.” – Bill Watterson
7. “It’s true, Hobbes, ignorance is bliss! Once you know things, you start seeing problems everywhere … and once you see problems, you feel like you ought to fix them … and fixing problems always seems to require personal change … and change means doing things that aren’t fun! I say phooey to that!” – Bill Watterson
8. “The problem about the future is that it keeps turning into the present.” – Bill Watterson
9. “The best presents don’t come in boxes.” – Bill Watterson
10. “I say, if your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.” – Bill Watterson
11. “At school, new ideas are thrust at you every day. Out in the world, you’ll have to find your inner motivation to seek for new ideas on your own.” – Bill Watterson
12. “Mothers are the necessity of invention.” – Bill Watterson
13. “It’s going to be a grim day when the world is run by a generation that doesn’t know anything but what it’s seen on TV.” – Bill Watterson
14. “It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves.” – Bill Watterson
15. “Your preparation for the real world is not in the answers you’ve learned, but in the questions you’ve learned how to ask yourself.” – Bill Watterson
16. “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” – Bill Watterson
17. “Every time I’ve built character, I’ve regretted it.” – Bill Watterson
18. “Never argue with a six-year-old who shaves.” – Bill Watterson
19. “I understand my tests are popular reading in the teachers’ lounge.” – Bill Watterson
20. “Where do we keep all our chainsaws, Mom?” – Bill Watterson
21. “I wonder what people knew before there were magazine quizzes.” – Bill Watterson
22. “I won’t eat any cereal that doesn’t turn the milk purple.” – Bill Watterson
23. “It’s hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” – Bill Watterson
24. “Becoming an adult is probably the dumbest thing you can ever do!” – Bill Watterson
25. “Who was the guy who first looked at a cow and said ‘I think I’ll drink whatever comes out of these when I squeeze ’em?” – Bill Watterson
26. “There’s no problem so awful that you can’t add some guilt to it and make it even worse.” – Calvin
27. “Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world’s problems?” – Calvin
28. “Life’s a lot more fun when you aren’t responsible for your actions.” – Calvin
29. “Everybody seeks happiness! Not me, though! That’s the difference between me and the rest of the world. Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria!” – Calvin
30. “Life is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success, flat stretches of boring routine, and valleys of frustration and failure.” – Calvin
31. “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
32. “I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction.” – Calvin
33. “I suppose if we couldn’t laugh at things that don’t make sense, we couldn’t react to a lot of life.” – Hobbes
34. “Until you stalk and overrun, you cannot devour anyone.” – Hobbes
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35. “We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are.” – Calvin
36. “You know, Hobbes, some days, even my lucky rocketship underpants don’t help.” – Calvin
37. “They say the satisfaction of teaching makes up for the lousy pay.” – Calvin
38. “Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.” – Calvin
39. “The world bores you when you’re cool.” – Calvin
40. “Yeah, but actually, I’ve got the same questions about God.” – Calvin
41. “So the secret to good self-esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they’re already met?” – Hobbes
42. “What on earth am I doing here on this beautiful day?! This is the only life I’ve got!” – Calvin
43. “Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.” – Hobbes
44. “Sure, I’m hungry too.” – Hobbes
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45. “I see. And what will you do if the rest of your life doesn’t entertain you every minute?” – Miss Wormwood
46. “It says here that ‘religion is the opiate of the masses.’ What do you suppose that means?” – Calvin
47. “A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.” – Calvin
48. “Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.” – Calvin
49. “That’s thoughtful of you.” – Hobbes
50. “They say the world is a stage. But obviously, the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines.” – Calvin
51. “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
52. “Right. You’ve got to take the bad with the good.” – Calvin’s Dad
53. “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
54. “Next time, try a drink of water and a few deep breaths.” – Miss Wormwood
55. “I’m killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.” – Calvin
56. “If your emotional security depends on satisfying a need you didn’t have before you read the ad, go ahead.” – Hobbes
57. “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?” – Calvin
58. Hobbes: “A lot of things are like that.” Calvin: “Nobody asks me how things ought to be. I’ve got tons of ideas!”
59. “If good things lasted forever, would we appreciate how precious they are?” – Hobbes
60. “You’re lucky that girls don’t have to put up with this nonsense. If a girl doesn’t want to play sports, that’s fine! But if a guy doesn’t spend his afternoons chasing some stupid ball, he’s called a wimp! You girls have it easy!” – Calvin
61. “I suppose if people thought about real issues and needs instead of manufactured desires, the economy would collapse and we’d have total anarchy.” – Calvin’s Mom
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62. “As far as I’m concerned, if something is so complicated that you can’t explain it in 10 seconds, then it’s probably not worth knowing anyway.” – Calvin
63. “Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.” – Calvin
64. “Becoming an adult is probably the dumbest thing you can ever do!” – Calvin
65. “It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.” – Calvin
66. “I don’t think I’d have been in such a hurry to reach adulthood if I’d known the whole thing was going to be ad-libbed.” – Calvin
67. “Well, remember what you said, because, in a day or two, I’ll have a witty and blistering retort! You’ll be devastated then.” – Calvin
68. “You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.” – Calvin
69. “I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can play together all night.” – Calvin
70. “It’s only work if somebody makes you do it.” – Calvin
71. “To make a bad day worse, spend it wishing for the impossible.” – Calvin
72. “Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?” – Hobbes
73. Calvin: “You know, sometimes, the world seems like a pretty mean place.” Hobbes: “That’s why animals are so soft and huggy.”
74. “People always bend the rules if they think they can get away with it.” – Calvin
75. “You know how people are. They only recognize greatness when some authority confirms it.” – Calvin
76. “I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep everyone’s expectations.” – Calvin
77. “Once it’s too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.” – Calvin
78. “A day can really slip by when you’re deliberately avoiding what you’re supposed to do.” – Calvin
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79. “Would you welcome in a dog that wasn’t house-trained?” – Hobbes
80. “I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.” – Calvin
81. “Dad, are you vicariously living through me in the hope that my accomplishments will validate your mediocre life and in some way compensate for all of the opportunities you botched?” – Calvin
82. “Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.” – Hobbes
83. “I say, if your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.” – Calvin
84. “Why do I get the feeling society is trying to make us feel discontented with everything we do and insecure about who we are?” – Calvin’s Dad
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85. Calvin: “I don’t want to learn this! It’s completely irrelevant to my life!” Calvin’s Dad: “This isn’t irrelevant. Everyone needs to know this.” Calvin: “I don’t! I can get along fine without math!”
86. “You know, school wouldn’t be so bad if you didn’t have to go every day and if you didn’t have to learn anything―and if you took away all the teachers and all the other kids. If it was completely different, school would be great.” – Calvin
87. “It must be awful to be a girl. I’m sure it’s frustrating knowing that men are bigger, stronger, and better at abstract thought than women. Really, if you’re a girl, what would make you go on living?” – Calvin
88. “Yep. It’s our patriotic duty to buy distractions from a simple life.” – Cavin’s Mom
89. “Popular culture isn’t to blame for selling twisted values. Movies, records, and TV shows reflect the reality of our times. Artists depict hatred and violence because that’s what they see.” – Calvin
90. “We need more special effects and dance numbers.” – Calvin
91. “Miss Wormwood, I’m not going to learn this material unless you make it enthralling.” – Calvin
92. “So pitching this junk would make me some kind of terrorist, huh?” – Calvin’s Dad
93. “I suppose if I had two X chromosomes, I’d feel hostile too.” – Calvin
94. “I just figured that teachers slept inside coffins over the summer.” – Calvin
95. “People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.” – Calvin
96. “I’ll bet future civilizations find out more about us than we’d like them to know.” – Calvin
97. “The problem about the future is that it keeps turning into the present.” – Calvin
98. “Never argue with a six-year-old who shaves.” – Calvin
This comic strip captured the thoughts of a six-year-old. Your mind will be made up on the value of life and everything you come into contact with as a result of their funny lines.
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