Scott Adams Quotes - Page 2

The day you realize that your efforts and rewards are not related, it really frees up your calendar.

Free will is an illusion. People always choose the perceived path of greatest pleasure.

Everything you learn becomes a shortcut for understanding something else.

Beware of those who try to sell you simple answers to complex questions.

When did ignorance become a point of view?

The ability to work hard and make sacrifices comes naturally to those who know exactly what they want.

Most success springs from an obstacle or failure.

I think you should live your life so that the maximum number of people will attend your funeral.

You can change only what people know, not what they do.

In case the rest of you missed it, the inspirational speech was: 'If you work hard, you can achieve great things. And then you die'.

I can't memorize names and shake hands at the same time.

Everybody is somebody's else's weirdo

My philosophy is that every phone conversation has a loser.

Failure is where success likes to hide in plain sight.

Remember, freedom is always taken, never given.

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.

The best things in life are silly.

Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant.

Good ideas have no value because the world already has too many of them. The market rewards execution, not ideas.

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?

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.

The best part about being my age is in knowing how my life worked out.

Beware the advice of successful people; they do not seek company.

If I had to pick one quality that best predicts success (other than wanting to be successful) it would be the willingness to risk embarrassment.

If you’re going to create, create a lot. Creativity is not like playing the slot machines, where failure to win means you go home broke. With creativity, if you don’t win, you’re usually no worse off than if you hadn’t played.