You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
You can change only what people know, not what they do.
Scott: What's the cure?Doctor: There is none.Scott: But that isn't what I heard. The optimist in me translated the gloomy news as Scott, you will be the first person in the world to be cured of spasmo...
Passion feels very democratic. It is the people’s talent, available to all. It’s also mostly bullshit.
For humans, honesty is a matter of degree. Engineers are always honest inmatters of technology and human relationships. That's why it's a good ideato keep engineers away from customers, romantic inter...
If you see voters as rational, you'll be a terrible politician. People are not wired to be rational. Our brains simply evolved to keep us alive. Brains did not evolve to give us truth. Brains merely g...
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.
Sometimes idiots can accomplish wonderful things.
Free yourself from the shackles of an oppressive reality. What’s real to you is what you imagine and what you feel. If you manage your illusions wisely, you might get what you want, but you won’t nece...
Life is half delicious yogurt, half crap, and your job is to keep the plastic spoon in the yogurt.
You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he punches you first. And you don't argue when a women tells you sh...
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?
Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart.
The only way to succeed in the long run is by using a system that bypasses your need for willpower.
Persistence is useful, but there’s no point in being an idiot about it.
Inaccurate worldviews are the only kind there is.
If, as you say, our minds are delusiongenerators, then we’re all like blind and deaf sea captainsshouting orders into the universe and hoping it makes a difference.We have no way of knowing what reall...
Simplicity is not proof of truth. But since we cannever understand true reality, if two models both explain thesame facts, it is more rational to use the simpler one. It is amatter of convenience.
Money distorts truth like a hippo in a thong.