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 WATTERSONBarney’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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Calvin: 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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You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help.
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I hate to think that all my current experiences will someday become stories with no point.
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I’m learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life…procrastinating and rationalizing.
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Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.
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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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That’s the whole problem with science. You’ve got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder.
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I’ve got plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it.
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Isn’t it sad how some people’s grip on their lives is so precarious that they’ll embrace any preposterous delusion rather than face an occasional bleak truth?
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Animals aren’t conditional about friendships. Animals like you just the way you are. They listen to your problems, they comfort you when you’re sad, and all they ask in return is a little kindness.
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Good friends are hard to come by… I need more money.
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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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But Calvin is no kind and loving god! He’s one of the old gods! He demands sacrifice!
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We don’t devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.
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Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
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