Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
Scott Adams
Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.
Scott Adams
I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles.
Scott Adams
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?
Scott Adams
If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done.
Scott Adams
In Japan, employees occasionally work themselves to death. It's called Karoshi. I don't want that to happen to anybody in my department. The trick is to take a break as soon as you see a bright light and hear dead relatives beckon.
Scott Adams
In less enlightened times, the best way to impress women was to own a hot car. But women wised up and realized it was better to buy their own hot cars so they wouldn't have to ride around with jerks.
Scott Adams
Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.
Scott Adams
Let's form proactive synergy restructuring teams.
Scott Adams
Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart.
Scott Adams
The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers.
Scott Adams
The only risk of failure is promotion.
Scott Adams
We must develop knowledge optimization initiatives to leverage our key learnings.
Scott Adams
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.
Scott Adams
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Type:
Cartoonist
Date of Birth:
1966-09-28
Year of Death:
Nationality:
American |
