In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a person happy doing his own work is usually considered an eccentric, if not a subversive.
BILL WATTERSONSleepwalking?” “Nightmare?” “Homicidal psycho jungle cat!
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Calvin:”It says here that ‘religion is the opiate of the masses.’…what do you suppose that means?” Television: “…it means that Karl Marx hadn’t seen anything yet
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Buttons … check. Dials … check. Switches … check. Little colored lights … check.
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Calvin: Trick or treat! Adult: Where’s your costume? What are you supposed to be? Calvin: I’m yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet.
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Ah, the life of a newspaper cartoonist – how I miss the groupies, drugs and trashed hotel rooms!
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On the other hand, the mass media is disintegrating, and audiences are atomizing. I suspect comics will have less widespread cultural impact and make a lot less money.
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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.
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[Calvin, who has the chicken pox, calls Susie on the telephone.] Susie: Hello? Calvin: Hi, Susie! It’s me, Calvin! I was wondering if you’d like to come over and play. Susie: Why, sure! Boy,
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I tell you all this because it’s worth recognizing that there is no such thing as an overnight success.
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Barney’s Dad was really bad so Barney hatched a plan when his dad said “Eat your peas.” Barney shouted no and ran Barney tricked his mean old dad and locked him in the cellar Barney’s Mom never found out where he’d gone, Cause Barney didn’t tell her. T
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Boy, there’s nothing worse than an inscrutable omen.
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I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.
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My whole problem is that my lips move when I think.
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I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction.
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You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure.
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Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery – it recharges by running.
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