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Calvin: Know what I pray for? Hobbes: What? Calvin: The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference. (Bill Watterson)
The secret to enjoying your job is to have a hobby that's even worse. View quote
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HOBBES: All this modern technology just makes people try to do everything at once. View quote
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I'm a 21st-century kid trapped in a 19th-century family. View quote
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I have all these great genes, but they're recessive. That's the problem here. View quote
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Hey Dad, will you buy me a flame thrower? Of course not. Don't be silly. Even if I didn't use it in the house? View quote
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You can present the material, but you can't make me care. View quote
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Calvin is hammering nails into coffee table. Mom: CALVIN WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THE COFFEE TABLE?!? Calvin: Is this some sort of trick question, or what? View quote
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Calvin: Dad where do babies come from? Dad: Well Calvin, you simply go to Sears, buy the kit and follow the assembly instructions. Calvin: I came from Sears? Dad: No you were a blue-light special at K-Mart - almost as good and a lot cheaper! View quote
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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. View quote
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The problem with people is that they're only human. (Bill Watterson)
Calvin: But Calvin is no kind and loving god! He's one of the old gods! He demands sacrifice! p99. View quote
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What's the point of wearing your favorite rocket ship underpants if nobody ever asks to see 'em? View quote
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But for my own example, I'd never believe one little kid could have so much brains! View quote
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Until you stalk and overrun, you cannot devour anyone. -Hobbes. View quote
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Calvin: They say the world is a stage. But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Hobbes: Maybe that's why it's hard to tell if we're living in a tragedy or a farce. Calvin: We need more special effects and dance numbers. View quote
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Paul Gauguin asked, "Whence do we come? What are we? Where are we going?" Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I came from my room, I'm a kid with big plans, and I'm going outside! See ya later!.. Say, who the heck is Paul Gauguin anyway? View quote
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Calvin: If you do the job badly enough, sometimes you don't get asked to do it again. p55. View quote
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Dad: Honey, have you seen my glasses? I can"t find them. Mom: I haven't seen them. Calvin: (with glasses, to Dad) Calvin, go do something you hate! Being miserable builds character! View quote
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The more you think about things, the weirder they seem. Take this milk. Why do we drink cow milk 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 - Calvin and Hobbes. View quote
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I'm a man of few words." "If you read more, you might have a larger vocabulary. (Bill Watterson)
MOMMMM, I'm thirsty... What's this, just water? View quote
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The only part I understand is what went into the creation of the strip. What readers take away from it is up to them. Once the strip is published, readers bring their own experiences to it, and the work takes on a life of its own. Everyone responds differently to different parts. I just tried to write honestly, and I tried to make this little world fun to look at, so people would take the time to read it. That was the full extent of my concern. You mix a bunch of ingredients, and once in a great while, chemistry happens. I can't explain why the strip caught on the way it did, and I don't think I could ever duplicate it. A lot of things have to go right all at once. View quote
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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. View quote
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Boy, there's nothing worse than an inscrutable omen. View quote
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