Scott Adams Quotes
The best plan now is to have as many bosses as possible. I call it boss diversity. If you work for a company and you have one boss and that boss doesn't like you or wants to get rid of you, you're in trouble. But if you work for yourself, you have lots of bosses, who are your customers, and if a few of them decide they don't like you, that's okay.
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Sampling is kind of prehistoric, given the technology and the textures you can create.
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I've always performed. I've done plays at home.
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I don't think I am evangelical in my work.
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I'm not looking to shock anyone.
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There ain't no genius here. Strategy in baseball is overrated. People say, 'That Weaver, he plays for the long ball too much.' You bet I do. Hit 'em out. Then I got no worry about somebody lousing up a bunt, I got no worry about the hit and run - and that's really overrated - I got no worry about base-running errors. And I can't screw it up myself.
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Fashion is one big family.
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Let your emotions come out. If your behavior is flat, your game will be flat, too.
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People don't understand that the feel of the surface is so important for a footballer. The ball travels on the surface; our feet move on the surface - all of that goes into how the game is actually played.
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A lot of people are intimated by art, but it's something to be revered beyond criticism.
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I drink a lot of water.
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My mom bought me a white Strat, but that wasn't what I wanted, so I went to a guitar store in Cleveland and - the guy told me it was a really good deal - made an even swap for a blue Teisco Del Ray. I loved that guitar and used it a bunch.
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Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.
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I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.
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I will not promote other people's songs big time. I will just mention that I produced the song to get the credit I think I deserve.
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I don't go to the gym because I don't have time, but I do Pilates workout DVDs for 20 minutes or more every day at home.
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My faith makes me willing to do things that may look like there's going to be a lot of physical difficulty. And you just go ahead and do it because you truly believe it's the right thing to do.
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A lot of followers would tell me, 'You've helped me through my depression or helped me stop cutting.' Something as easy as posting a video keeps them happy, or talking to them on Twitter helps them realize that what they're going through is temporary.
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Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas – including this one.
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I've always found the rain very calming.
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I do not want a kingdom, or heaven; what I want is to remove the trouble of the oppressed, the poor, and the needy.
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I believe the pharma company of the future isn't going to be old-school.
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It is not great men who change the world, but weak men in the hands of a great God.
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I despise simplicity. It is the negation of all that is beautiful.
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The best plan now is to have as many bosses as possible. I call it boss diversity. If you work for a company and you have one boss and that boss doesn't like you or wants to get rid of you, you're in trouble. But if you work for yourself, you have lots of bosses, who are your customers, and if a few of them decide they don't like you, that's okay.
