Scott Adams
Scott Adams
Scott Raymond Adamsis an American cartoonist, creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, business, and general speculation...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth8 June 1957
CityWindham, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Scott Adams quotes about
fact gotten life realize touched
Certainly, he's touched my life and the fact that he's gotten better and was able to play again, makes me realize that what I do makes a difference,
beauty bunch employees environment ideas infinite office room run ways work
I don't think I'm ever going to run out of ideas, ... The beauty of the office environment is that you put a bunch of dysfunctional employees in one room and they will find new ways to be dysfunctional that you could never imagine. I think I have an infinite well of ideas to work from.
best stir
When you find a big kettle of crazy, it's best not to stir it.
inspirational-life teaching learning
You don't have to be a 'person of influence' to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me.
ignorance views sea
We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. H. P. LOVECRAFT, "The Call of Cthulhu" When did ignorance become a point of view?
laughing misfortunes-of-others exception
As a rule, I don't like to laugh at the misfortune of others. The exception to that rule is if it's really, really funny.
dating religion principles
Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion.
anger engineering problem
Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.
idiot dilbert danger
There's nothing more dangerous than a resourceful idiot.
focus effort stupidity
Scientists will eventually stop flailing around with solar power and focus their efforts on harnessing the only truly unlimited source of energy on the planet: stupidity. I predict that in the future, scientists will learn how to convert stupidity into clean fuel.
business smart differences
Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart.
science ideas rooms
Science is a good thing. News reporters are good things too. But it's never a good idea to put them in the same room.
technology done condescension-and
If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done.
years guy important
You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he punches you first. And you don't argue when a women tells you she's only making 80 cents to your dollar. It's the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles.