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Calvin: Know what I pray for? Hobbes: What? Calvin: The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can’t, and the incapacity to tell the difference.

Bill Watterson

The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.
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Detours Motivational Truth
Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
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Demand Ecstasy Enough
It’s going to be a grim day when the world is run by a generation that doesn’t know anything but what it’s seen on TV.
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Generation Running World
Life’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.
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Disappointment Friendship Harder Swearing
The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present.
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Funny Future Humorous
I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.
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Behavior Encouragement Friendship Modification
Surprise is the essence of humor, and nothing is more surprising than truth.
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Essence Surprise Surprising
That’s the difference between me and the rest of the world. Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
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Being Country Differences Happiness Happy
Suddenly, we realize our time in here is fleeting. Is our quick experience here pointless?
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Experience Pointless Suddenly Time
You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure.
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Detours Failure Resources Wells
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
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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Animal Ask Friendship Kindness Problem
I’d hate to have a kid like me.
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Hate Kids Like
To invent your own life’s meaning is not easy, but it’s still allowed, and I think you’ll be happier for the trouble.
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Accomplish Happier Happy Meaning Trouble
Life is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success, flat stretches of boring routine and valleys of frustration and failure.
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Frustration Life Like Running
I’ve been amazed at how one idea leads to others if I allow my mind to play and wander.
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Amazed Ideas Mind Wander

Calvin: Know what I pray for? Hobbes: What? Calvin: The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can’t, and the incapacity to tell the difference.

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Calvin: Know what I pray for? Hobbes: What? Calvin: The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can’t, and the incapacity to tell the difference.

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