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 businesscapitalcartoon share on social
One strategy for getting ahead is being incredibly good at a particular skill; you need to be world-class to stand out for that skill. In my case, I layered fairly average skills together until the combination became special. Scott Adams aheadaveragecase share on social
Every skill you acquire doubles your odds of success. Scott Adams acquiredoubleodd Change image and share on social
'Dilbert' became popular during the downsizing of the '90s, and job security was a major theme of the strip. Scott Adams 90sdilbertdownsize Change image and share on social
It doesn't take many people to have a bad sense of humor to get in trouble at a corporation. Scott Adams badcorporationhumor Change image and share on social
The computer cuts my production time in half. I love it. Scott Adams computercuthalf Change image and share on social
Success is entirely accessible, even if you happen to be a huge screw-up 95 percent of the time. Scott Adams accessiblehappenhuge Change image and share on social
Work is like the rest of life. The best parts are free. Scott Adams freelifepart Change image and share on social
Scientists will eventually stop flailing around with solar power and focus their efforts on harnessing the only truly unlimited source of energy on the planet: stupidity. I predict that in the future, scientists will learn how to convert stupidity into clean fuel. Scott Adams cleanconverteffort share on social
Obviously there's not much options when you're a cartoonist - you pretty much either work at home or rent an office I guess, and working at home just seems easier. Scott Adams cartoonisteasyguess Change image and share on social
