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.
BILL WATTERSONCalvin: Why are you crying mom? Mom: I’m cutting up an onion. Calvin: It must be hard to cook if you anthrpomorphisize your vegetables.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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There’s great potential for that which has yet to be fully mined.
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I’ve got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.
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It’s hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
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Surprise is the essence of humor, and nothing is more surprising than truth.
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The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.
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At that time, we turn around and say, yes, this is obviously where I was going all along. It’s a good idea to try to enjoy the scenery on the detours, because you’ll probably take a few.
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Does anything we say or do in here really matter? Have we done anything important? Have we been happy? Have we made the most of these precious few footsteps?
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Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
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God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind that I will never die.
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Look! A trickle of water running through some dirt! I’d say our afternoon just got booked solid!
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Buttons … check. Dials … check. Switches … check. Little colored lights … check.
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Calvin: Sometimes when I’m talking, my words can’t keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we can think faster than we speak? Hobbes: Probably so we can think twice.
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Hobbes: Jump! Jump! Jump! I win! Calvin: You win? Aaugghh! You won last time! I hate it when you win! Aarrggh! Mff! Gnnk! I hate this game! I hate the whole world! Aghhh!
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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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You have the Swiss Army Knife of mental tools, and it’s going to come in handy all the time.
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