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Scott Adams Art Quotes - (20 quotes)

Scott Adams - From the Belief category:

I respectfully decline the invitation to join your hallucination. (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Choices category:

Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results. (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Collaboration category:

Few things in life are less efficient than a group of people trying to write a sentence. The advantage of this method is that you end up with something for which you will not be personally blamed. (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Danger category:

There's nothing more dangerous than a resourceful idiot. (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Effort category:

If a job's worth doing, it's too hard. (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Ego category:

I get mail; therefore I am. (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Encouragement category:

One "oh shit" can erase a thousand "attaboys." (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Failure category:

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)

Scott Adams - From the Freedom category:

Free will is an illusion. People always choose the perceived path of greatest pleasure. (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Generosity category:

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Humanity category:

Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Influence category:

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)

Scott Adams - From the Information category:

Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems... The safest approach is to remove all useful information. (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Knowledge category:

We must develop knowledge optimization initiatives to leverage our key learnings. (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Leadership category:

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)

Scott Adams - From the Mistakes category:

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Mysteries category:

The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers. (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Problems category:

Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. (Scott Adams)

Scott Adams - From the Questions category:

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)

Scott Adams - From the Technology category:

Technology: No Place for Wimps! (Scott Adams)

Editor: Robert Genn

Consultants: Sara Genn, Richard Thompson
Technical Support and Presentation: Andrew Niculescu

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