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" 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. "

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" I try to manage my day by my circadian rhythms because the creativity is such an elusive thing, and I could easily just stomp over it doing my administrative stuff. "

" I've tried lots of things. The reality is, I'm excited by everything on Day 1. And if by Day X things aren't working the way I hoped, I lose my passion. I have not seen the correlation between my passion and my success. "

" Home is pretty utopian. "

" Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. "

" If a job's worth doing, it's too hard. "

" Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart. "

" I hated my work. It never seemed to me to be what I should be doing. "

" My investments have been hurt. "

" Psychology is the only necessary skill for running for president. Trump knows psychology. "

" Many, if not most, career opportunities come to you through people you know. So the more people you know, the more opportunities you have. Improving your social network is a great example of a system for moving from lower odds to better odds without having a specific goal. "

" Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the company. The safest approach is to remove all useful information. "

" I respectfully decline the invitation to join your hallucination. "

" My failed corporate career became the fodder for the 'Dilbert' comic. Once it became clear I would not be climbing any higher on the corporate ladder, it freed me to mock managers without worrying that it would stall my career. Most failures create some sort of unplanned freedom. I took full advantage of mine. "

" Every skill you acquire doubles your odds of success. "

" You give anybody a billion dollars, and of course they are passionate. Passion is one of those things like willpower in that there's 'magical thinking' about it. You've got to be careful about 'magical thinking.' "

" We don't always have an accurate view of our own potential. I think most people who are frightened of public speaking and can't imagine they might feel different as a result of training. Don't assume you know how much potential you have. Sometimes the only way to know what you can do is to test yourself. "

" 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 she's only making 80 cents to your dollar. It's the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles. "

" If you drill down on any success story, you always discover that luck was a huge part of it. You can't control luck, but you can move from a game with bad odds to one with better odds. You can make it easier for luck to find you. The most useful thing you can do is stay in the game. "

" Happiness is nothing but good health and freedom, and money is the single best way you can buy your freedom. "

" Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. "

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" 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. "

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" One way to compensate for a tiny brain is to pretend to be dead. "