I’ve got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.
BILL WATTERSONCalvin: The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you are informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of gray.
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From now on, I’ll connect the dots my own way.
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I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.
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You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help.
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It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves.
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Calvin: ME TARZAN! KING OF JUNGLE! Suzy: Nice underpants. Does your mom know you’re over here like this? Calvin:…I don’t think Jane EVER said that to Tarzan.
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It’s psychosomatic. You need a lobotomy. I’ll get a saw.
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You realize nothing is as clear as it first appears. Ultimately, knowledge is paralyzing. Being a man of action, I cannot afford to take that risk. Hobbes: You’re ignorant, but at least you act on it.
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With each decision, we tell ourselves and the world who we are. Think about what you want out of this life, and recognize that there are many kinds of success.
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And it will be even more exciting if anyone pays for them. It’s hard to charge admission without a gate.
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There’s great potential for that which has yet to be fully mined.
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I’m killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.
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I knew you’d win! Oh! Oh! Aarg! [Calvin runs in circles around Hobbes screaming “Aaaaaaaaaaaa”, then falls over.] Hobbes: Look, it’s just a game. Calvin: I know! You should see me when I lose in real life!
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Someday, I’d like to meet that little boy… and tell him the awful TRUTH ABOUT THIS PLACE!! Calvin’s Dad: Calvin, be quiet and eat the stupid Lima beans.
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Since September it’s just gotten colder and colder. There’s less daylight now, I’ve noticed too. This can only mean one thing – the sun is going out. In a few more months the Earth will be a dark and lifeless ball of ice. Dad says the sun isn’t going out.
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They say the secret of success is being at the right place at the right time, but since you never know when the right time is going to be, I figure the trick is to find the right place and just hang around.
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