Downhill Without Brakes: Lessons from Calvin & Hobbes

Contrary to earlier claims by a certain rabbit, everything I needed to know in life, I learned from Calvin & Hobbes.

• All you really need is someone who can actually see you.
• Relationships don't care whether anyone else can understand them.
• Make every day an adventure.
• Two words: "Rocketship Underpants."
• Subvert the paradigm; that's what it's there for.
• Your imagination is a tool that should not be allowed to rust.
• It's always more fun to get dirty than it is to clean up afterward.
• Adults don't know what they're doing either. (Shhhhh! Don't tell anyone.)
• There are very few situations in which a space helmet and cape aren't appropriate attire.
• You craft your own reality; don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.
• All the preparation in the world doesn't guarantee success.
• "You might get hurt" is a lousy reason not to try.
• Life is a downhill ride in a wagon with no brakes. The best you can hope for is to make as big an impact as you can at the end.