Scott Adams
Scott Adams
Scott Raymond Adamsis an American cartoonist, creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, business, and general speculation...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth8 June 1957
CityWindham, NY
CountryUnited States of America
home office easier
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.
drawing style reason-why
One of the reasons why you like to do your own drawings is, your style changes over time. And there's something about that that keeps it fresh to the viewer.
clock-is-ticking bullets clock-ticking
There are always deadlines I have to meet. I don't let myself get too close to the deadlines, so it's not like I'm just sweating bullets or anything if the clock is ticking. I never let myself get in that situation.
people boss stories
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.
sometimes restaurants draws
I would sometimes sit in a crowded restaurant, and say, 'You know, I'm the only person in this restaurant who can't draw.'
magazines information kind
I love magazines. It's such McNugget kind of information.
should hated working-it
I hated my work. It never seemed to me to be what I should be doing.
stupid underestimate dilbert
You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.
nice people gloves
When times are bad, the gloves come off and employers are less nice. People become disposable.
emotional risk financial
I have a perverse attraction to risk. Not physical risk but emotional, financial risk - anything than can't kill you immediately.
people corporations sense-of-humor
It doesn't take many people to have a bad sense of humor to get in trouble at a corporation.
hurt investment been-hurt
My investments have been hurt.
brain tiny way
One way to compensate for a tiny brain is to pretend to be dead.
keys initiative optimization
We must develop knowledge optimization initiatives to leverage our key learnings.