564 Quotes by Scott Adams

The Success Formula: Every Skill You Acquire Doubles Your Odds of Success.

God designs people’s emotions so you fall in love with people who, in return, wouldn’t even use your hollowed-out skull for a spittoon.

The grand illusion of life is that our minds have the capacity to understand reality. But human minds didn’t evolve to understand reality. We didn’t need that capability. A clear view of reality wasn’t necessary for our survival. Evolution cares only that you survive long enough to procreate. And that’s a low bar. The result is that each of us is, in effect, living in our own little movie that our brain has cooked up for us to explain our experiences.

As a rule, I don’t like to laugh at the misfortune of others. The exception to that rule is if it’s really, really funny.

If you can’t imagine any other explanation for a set of facts, it might be because you are bad at imagining things.

Every year, it takes more brains to navigate this complicated world. More people are falling below what I call the ‘incompetence line’ through no fault of their own.

Always remember that as long as other people are gullible, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.

Let’s form proactive synergy restructuring teams.

The Knowledge Formula: The More You Know, the More You Can Know.