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.

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I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do...

I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do...

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

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

The longer you work here, diverse it gets.

The longer you work here, diverse it gets.

If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask?...

If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask?...

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

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

The only risk of failure is promotion.

The only risk of failure is promotion.

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a...

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a...

The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten...

The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten...

Never base your budget requests on realistic assumptions, as this could lead to a decrease...

Never base your budget requests on realistic assumptions, as this could lead to a decrease...

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

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

Technology: No Place for Wimps!

Technology: No Place for Wimps!

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

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

All vendor demos are boring. It's the law, I think.

All vendor demos are boring. It's the law, I think.

Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I...

Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I...

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

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

In less enlightened times, the best way to impress women was to own a hot...

In less enlightened times, the best way to impress women was to own a hot...

Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the...

Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the...

There's nothing more dangerous than a resourceful idiot.

There's nothing more dangerous than a resourceful idiot.

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

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

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.