When you hire that first person, then you’re a boss. You’ve got performance reviews. You’ve got complaints about not making enough money. You’ve got people who are just going to sell your story to the tabloids. – Scott Adams
If your current get-rich project fails, take what you learned and try something else. Keep repeating until something lucky happens. The universe has plenty of luck to go around; you just need to keep your hand raised until it’s your turn. It helps to see failure as a road and not a wall. – Scott Adams
Psychology is the only necessary skill for running for president. Trump knows psychology. – Scott Adams
Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the company. The safest approach is to remove all useful information. – Scott Adams
The greenest home is the one you don’t build. If you really want to save the Earth, move in with another family and share a house that’s already built. Better yet, live in the forest and eat whatever the squirrels don’t want. – Scott Adams
Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive. – Scott Adams
‘Dilbert’ became popular during the downsizing of the ’90s, and job security was a major theme of the strip. – Scott Adams
Some of my best friends are Venture Capitalists, but let’s face it, a hamster with Alzheimer’s could make those kind of numbers. It’s great work if you can get it. – Scott Adams
Happiness is nothing but good health and freedom, and money is the single best way you can buy your freedom. – Scott Adams
Normal people… believe that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain’t broke, it doesn’t have enough features yet. – Scott Adams
I have an endless stream of suggestions coming in from readers who are in cubicles. That keeps me going. – Scott Adams
I burned out my drawing hand by using it too much. The common word for it is writer’s cramp. The fancy words for it are focal dystonia. The symptom in my case was a pinky finger that went spastic when I tried to draw. – Scott Adams
I’ve always defined myself not as a cartoonist, but as an entrepreneur. That was true before I tried cartooning. I always imagined cartooning would be how I got my seed capital. I always thought my other businesses would be the less dominant part of my life. – Scott Adams
Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results. – Scott Adams