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There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want.
— Calvin and Hobbes · 1985
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Calvin treats doing nothing as a full-time job that deserves proper scheduling. Anyone who has lost a Saturday to idling, or tried to fit a lazy day into a busy week, recognises the complaint. It is quoted on mugs, desk signs and holiday messages as a gentle defence of laziness.
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In context
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Calvin says this in Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes, the daily strip that ran from 18 November 1985 to 31 December 1995. Wikiquote files the line among Calvin's quotes from the Watterson collection The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes. In the strip, Calvin's closest companion and usual audience is his stuffed tiger Hobbes, who comes to life whenever the two are alone.
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- Calvin and Hobbes, WikipediapageReference checked
- Bill Watterson, WikiquoteCalvin and Hobbes collections sectionReference checked
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