“When life gives you lemons, chunk it right back.”

“Problems often look overwhelming at first. The secret is to break problems into small, manageable chunks. If you deal with those, you're done before you know it.”

“Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.”

“Calvin: Life's a lot more fun when you aren't responsible for your actions.”

“Life's disappointments are harder to take when you don't know any swear words.”

“CALVIN:Isn't it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humor?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?HOBBES:I suppose if we couldn't laugh at the things that don't make sense, we couldn't react to a lot of life.”

“You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that? Last-minute panic.”