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" Women are treated differently by society for exactly the same reason that children and the mentally handicapped are treated differently. "

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" The most important thing when you study hypnosis is that you learn that humans are irrational. Until you understand that, hypnosis is hard to do... For me, it was this great awakening to understand that humans are deeply irrational, and it's probably the greatest influence on me in terms of my writing. "

" Free will is an illusion. People always choose the perceived path of greatest pleasure. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm primarily just an investor. "

" 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. "

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

" 'Dilbert' became popular during the downsizing of the '90s, and job security was a major theme of the strip. "

" Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results. "

" 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. "

" It doesn't take many people to have a bad sense of humor to get in trouble at a corporation. "

" Consultants have credibility because they are not dumb enough to work at your company. "

" There are very few personal problems that cannot be solved through a suitable application of high explosives. "

" 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. "

" The computer cuts my production time in half. I love it. "

" You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public. "

" I had several different bosses during the early years of 'Dilbert.' They were all pretty sure I was mocking someone else. "

" My investments have been hurt. "

" The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers. "

" Work is like the rest of life. The best parts are free. "

" Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive. "

" Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion. "

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

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" Rotten bosses don't get better. Any strategy that assumes they can is doomed. "

" I have a perverse attraction to risk. Not physical risk but emotional, financial risk - anything than can't kill you immediately. "

" Beware of advice about successful people and their methods. For starters, no two situations are alike. Your dreams of creating a dry-cleaning empire won't be helped by knowing that Thomas Edison liked to take naps. "

" My old life - no amount of getting used to it would have made it right. "

" I'm surrendering myself to the realities of the Internet. "