Scott Adams quotes

Scott Adams is an American cartoonist and author, best known as the creator of the comic strip "Dilbert." His humor and insights into office culture have resonated with millions of readers worldwide. He is also known for his commentary on business, politics, and social issues. Here are 163 of his quotes:

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. (Scott Adams)
Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. View quote
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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? View quote
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Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge. View quote
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Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. View quote
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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. View quote
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You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public. View quote
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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. View quote
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The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers. View quote
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The best things in life are silly. View quote
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I get mail; therefore I am. (Scott Adams)
Ask a deeply religious Christian if he'd rather live next to a bearded Muslim that may or may not be plotting a terror attack, or an atheist that may or may not show him how to set up a wireless network in his house. On the scale of prejudice, atheists don't seem so bad lately. View quote
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Dance like it hurts. Love like you need money. Work when people are watching. -- Dogbert's Motto. View quote
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If you think it's easy to write jokes about fried calamari, you've probably never tried. View quote
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Men live in a fantasy world. I know this because I am one, and I actually receive my mail there. View quote
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Life is half delicious yogurt, half crap, and your job is to keep the plastic spoon in the yogurt. View quote
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We know the goats are imported because they don't speak English. View quote
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As you know, the best way to solve a problem is to identify the core belief that causes the problem; then mock that belief until the people who hold it insist that you heard them wrong. View quote
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If you don't believe your salmon is wild, ask it to fetch your newspaper and see what happens. View quote
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There's nothing more humbling than seeing your best quotes in a list, and thinking they could have been written by a coma patient with a keyboard and spasms. View quote
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You might think the word "homemade” is just a word we use as a marketing ploy. But what you don't realize is that the staff sleeps here at night. If your tablecloth is wrinkled, that's why. (Scott Adams)
Just because no one has ever gotten better from Spasmodic Dysphonia before doesn't mean I can't be the first. View quote
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My philosophy is that every phone conversation has a loser. View quote
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If our mushrooms make you hallucinate, please inform us immediately so we can overcharge you. View quote
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The world isn't fair, but as long as it's tilting in my direction I find that there's a natural cap to my righteous indignation. View quote
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Scott Adams

Scott Adams - Image
Photo: Art of Charm, CC BY 3.0
Occupation: American Cartoonist
Born: June 8, 1957
Quotes count: 163
Wikipedia: Scott Adams

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