My Tonic

http://animationpodcast.com/
http://cartoonbrew.com/
http://www.speakingofanimation.com/2010/04/inspiration-bill-watterson-part-1/#
http://www.ted.com/

"- If I’ve learned one thing from being a cartoonist, it’s how important playing is to creativity and happiness.

- Our idea of relaxing is all too often to plop down in front of the television set and let its pandering idiocy liquefy our brains. Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery-it recharges by running.

- To endure five years of rejection to get a job requires either a faith in oneself that borders on delusion, or a love of the work.

- We all have different desires and needs, but if we don’t discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live passively and unfulfilled. Sooner or later, we are all asked to compromise ourselves and the things we care about. We define ourselves by our actions. 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.

- …having an enviable career is one thing, and being a happy person is another.

- 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.

- Your preparation for the real world is not in the answers you’ve learned, but in the questions you’ve learned how to ask yourself."

Bill Watterson, creator of the famous comic strip Calvin and Hobbes