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I would turn out rough idea after rough idea, and he would veto eighty percent of them. I pretty much prostituted myself for six months but I couldn’t please him, so he sent me packing.

Bill Watterson

The whole idea of hobknobbing and schmoozing and the concept of an “elite” class of celebrities better than the common people has always made my stomach turn.
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Celebrities Class Common Ideas People
Every artist learns through imitation, but I rather doubt the aim of these things is artistic development.
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Artist Doubt Taken Talking
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!
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Assembly Baby Cheaper Dad Light Sears
Buttons … check. Dials … check. Switches … check. Little colored lights … check.
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Buttons Funny Light
Everyone knows that! Hobbes: I’m looking it up. Calvin: You do, and I’ll look up that 12-letter word you played with all the Xs and Js! Hobbes: What’s your score for ZQFMGB? Calvin: 957.
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Everyone Knows Letter Played Score Word
Ms. Wormwood: See me after class, Calvin. Calvin: [retrospectively] I’m not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.
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Command Information Thorough Useless
As “Calvin and Hobbes” went on, the writing pushed the drawings into greater complexity.
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Drawing Reality Writing
You have the Swiss Army Knife of mental tools, and it’s going to come in handy all the time.
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Army Handy Knife Swiss Time
You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure. The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.
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Failure Headed Resources Success Truth
Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
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Demand Ecstasy Enough
I liked things better when I didn’t understand them.
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Liked Thing Understand
The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.
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Funny Inspirational Sarcastic
The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present.
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Funny Future Humorous
Scientific Progress goes boink?
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Hobbes Progress Scientific Progress
I don’t think you’ve ever invited me to… Calvin’s Mom: Calvin, what are you doing? Calvin: Nothing, Mom. Go away. Calvin’s Mom: You’re contagious! You can’t have anyone over to play!
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Anymore Country Mom People Play Think
A day can really slip by when you’re deliberately avoiding what you’re supposed to do.
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Avoiding Hobbies Slips

I would turn out rough idea after rough idea, and he would veto eighty percent of them. I pretty much prostituted myself for six months but I couldn’t please him, so he sent me packing.

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