“reduce the time that people were being terrible to me online.”
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Scott Adams
Scott Raymond Adams was an American cartoonist, author, and commentator. He is best known as the creator of the Dilbert comic strip and nonfiction works of business, self-improvement, commentary, and satire.
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Born 8 June 1957 · Died 13 January 2026 · Q457923
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2026· 34 entries
“to be checking out from this domain sometime this summer.”
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“I expect to be checking out from this domain sometime this summer.”
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“It turns out that nearly half of that team doesn”
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“the most photocopied, pinned-up, downloaded, faxed and emailed comic strip in the world”
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“Just get the fuck away. “Wherever you have to go, just get away. Because there’s no fixing this. This can’t be fixed. So I don’t think it makes any sense as a white citizen of America to try to help Black citizens any more. It doesn’t make sense. There’s no longer a rational impulse. So I’m going to back off on being helpful to Black America because it doesn’t seem like it pays off.”
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“[t]he mineral fortification was hard to disguise, and because of the veggie and legume content, three bites of the Dilberito made you fart so hard your intestines formed a tail.”
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Published video “The Scott Adams School - 08/17/26 Monday With The HOME TEAM.”.
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Public attention spiked: 2,537 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3× the usual 841, with 0 article edits.
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Published video “The Scott Adams School - 08/14/26 FRI YAY!!! The Home Team”.
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Published video “The Scott Adams School - 08/13/26 AFFIRMATIONS W/ SCOTT & The Home Team”.
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Published video “The Scott Adams School - 08/12/26 The Home Team”.
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Published video “The Scott Adams School - JOEL POLLACK Joins Erica & Marcela today. Maybe Joshua LIsec too.”.
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Published video “The Scott Adams School - 08/10/26 The Home Team. DSA. IRAN. Zuck. Persuasion.”.
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Published video “The Scott Adams School - 08/07/26 KING RANDALL In The CLASSROOM!”.
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Published video “The Scott Adams School - 08/06/26 Thursday With The Home Team. Fauci, Iran, Made-Men and More”.
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Published video “The Scott Adams School - 08/05/26 Jeff Joins Us. DSA. Iran. Islam and more”.
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Published video “The Scott Adams School - 08/04/26 The Home Team is going crazy.”.
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Died 2026-01-13.
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“Każdy profesor ekonomii powie, że istotą komunikowania w biznesie jest sprawny przepływ informacji. To właśnie dlatego profesorowie tak rzadko odnoszą sukces w biznesie.”
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“Arti: "Kreativitas memungkinkan diri Anda melakukan kesalahan. Desain adalah mengetahui mana yang harus disimpan.”
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“Dobra reklama sprawi, że ludzie będą kupować twój produkt, nawet jeśli jest bublem. To ważne, bo właściwie uwalnia cię to od presji, żeby wyprodukować coś dobrego. Dolar wydany na pranie mózgu przynosi większy zysk niż dolar, który poszedł na ulepszenie produktu.”
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“Jeżeli w twojej firmie ciągle słychać gadanie o pracy zespołowej, to czarno widzę jej przyszłość.”
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“Kto chce odnosić sukcesy w zarządzaniu, musi przekonać innych, że jest sprytny. Można to osiągnąć, mówiąc zamiast językiem potocznym, niezrozumiałym żargonem.”
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“Ludzie oceniają cię po tym, w jakim towarzystwie się obracasz. Szczególnie istotne jest, z kim chodzisz na lunch. Nigdy nie idź na lunch z ludźmi, którzy mniej od ciebie zarabiają.”
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“Nade wszystko pamiętaj, żeby wychodząc z biura wieczorem do domu, dźwigać pod pachą stertę akt. W ten sposób stwarzasz fałszywe wrażenie, że pracujesz nieprawdopodobnie długo.”
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“Nie możesz popełnić błędu, wygłaszając krytykę w obecności zainteresowanych. Zaraz spróbowaliby wziąć odwet. Jedyna konstruktywna krytyka to krytyka uprawiana za plecami.”
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“Oczywiście każdy dobry lider zakłada, że ludzie, którym przewodzi, są zdumiewająco łatwowierni. Historia potwierdza słuszność tego założenia, gdyż faktem jest, że wielu liderów nie zostało zamordowanych.”
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“Pracę nad budżetem wymyśliła obca rasa sadystycznych istot. Podobni do wielkich kotów przybysze z kosmosu nauczyli tworzyć budżet egipskich faraonów, którzy prace nad nimi zlecali za karę w czasach budowania piramid. To wyjaśnia, jak to możliwe, że dwudziestotonowe bloki na odległość wielu kilometrów przenosiło zaledwie trzech ludzi.”
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“Przeklinanie pomaga w tworzeniu bliskich więzi z mężczyznami. Do ich sukcesu w interesach przyczynia się jednak tylko w niewielkim stopniu. Wszyscy oczekują od mężczyzny przekleństw, więc niewiele z tego wynika. Nikt, słysząc je, nie doznaje szoku.”
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“Strój ma dla inżyniera najniższy priorytet – wystarczy, że chroni go przed zimnem i spełnia podstawowe wymogi przyzwoitości. Jeżeli genitalia i piersi nie są na widoku, odzież spełnia swoje zadanie.”
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“Uczciwość to sprawa względna. Inżynierowie zawsze są uczciwi w kwestiach technicznych i w kontaktach interpersonalnych. Dlatego lepiej trzymać ich z dala od klientów, romantyków i innych ludzi z trudem przyjmujących prawdę.”
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“Weźmy chiński Wielki Mur. Tysiące Chińczyków musiały pracować po godzinach, żeby wznieść ogrodzenie ciągnące się tyle kilometrów. Jest tak wielkie, że możesz je dostrzec z kosmosu, choć szczerze mówiąc, nie warto – musiałbyś długi czas wstrzymywać oddech i pewnie spłonąłbyś po powrocie.”
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“Wyobrażam sobie, z jakim niedowierzaniem późne wnuki będą czytać o tym, jak to zmuszano nas do siedzenia cały dzień w wielkich pudłach, wśród irytującego hałasu, zapaszków i jeszcze do tego ciągle nam ktoś przeszkadzał. Mogą pomyśleć, że to był jakiś okrutny eksperyment.”
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2025· 1 entry
Announced he would no longer draw Dilbert because his right hand had focal dystonia and his left hand was semi-paralyzed, but would continue writing the strip as long as he was able to
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2023· 3 entries
That it was severing all ties with Adams for his racist remarks
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Claimed: “People not vaccinated against COVID-19 “came out the best."” — rated False by PolitiFact.
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Adams suggested the 2017 Unite the Right rally was "an American intel op against Trump"
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2022· 1 entry
Adams, then 64, announced on his YouTube podcast that he and Basham were getting divorced
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2020· 4 entries
Adams said: "For context, I expect my Dilbert income to largely disappear in the next year as newspapers close up forever
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Adams said that the Dilbert TV show was canceled because he was white and UPN had decided to focus on an African-American audience, and that he had been discriminated against
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“For context, I expect my Dilbert income to largely disappear in the next year as newspapers close up forever. The coronavirus sped up that inevitable trend. Like many of you, I”
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President Trump retweeted an episode where Adams mocked Joe Biden
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2019· 2 entries
Adams briefly received negative media attention when during the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting on July 28, the 62-year-old cartoonist posted a tweet suggesting that witnesses download the WhenHub app and "set your price
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Adams announced on his podcast that he was engaged to Kristina Basham, and later said that they married on July 11, 2020, a month and three days after his 63rd birthday
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2018· 2 entries
Kanye West shared several clips on Twitter from the Coffee episode "Scott Adams tells you how Kanye showed the way to The Golden Age
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Adams was a stepfather to Shelly's two children, Savannah and Justin, the latter of whom died of a fentanyl overdose in 2018 at age 18.
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2017· 1 entry
Adams described his views as supporting left-wing policies he perceived as realistic
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2016· 2 entries
"I don't vote and I am not a member of a political party
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Said he had a small amount of Native American ancestry, but later discovered via 23andMe genetic testing that he has no detectable Native American genetic markers
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2015· 1 entry
Adams wrote blog posts predicting that Donald Trump had a 98 percent chance of winning the presidency based on his persuasion skills, and he started writing about Trump's persuasion techniques
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2014· 3 entries
Drew on a graphics tablet, and had subsequently switched from using his right hand to his left
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Adams and Shelly divorced in 2014, and Adams said the two remained friends, with Shelly moving a block away after their separation.
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And Adams said the two remained friends, with Shelly moving a block away after their separation
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2010· 1 entry
Published “<i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution” in Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography — cited 23,627 times.
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2007· 1 entry
Published “<i>Phaser</i>crystallographic software” in Journal of Applied Crystallography — cited 20,248 times.
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2006· 1 entry
When he was 49, in San Francisco Bay, in a ceremony conducted by the ship's captain
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2001· 1 entry
27th in 2003, 12th in 2005, and 21st in 2007
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1999· 2 entries
Which made the Dilberito and Protein Chef
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The Dilberito was a vegetarian microwave burrito that came in flavors of Mexican, Indian, Barbecue, and Garlic & Herb
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded Orwell Award (1998).
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For his participation in "Mission Impertinent" for San Jose Mercury News West Magazine
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1997· 3 entries
Awarded Reuben Award (1997).
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Awarded Yellow Kid Award (1997).
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Adams won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist and Best Newspaper Comic Strip
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1996· 1 entry
His first business book, The Dilbert Principle, was released
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Adamson Awards (1995).
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1989· 2 entries
And worked in various corporate roles before becoming a full-time cartoonist in 1995
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While still employed at Pacific Bell, Adams launched Dilbert with United Media
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1986· 2 entries
Earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley
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Studied at Haas School of Business, Master of Business Administration (1986).
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1979· 1 entry
Studied at Hartwick College, Bachelor of Arts (1979).
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1975· 2 entries
Studied at Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School (1975).
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And was the valedictorian of his class of 39 students
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1957· 3 entries
In Windham, New York, to Paul and Virginia (née Vining) Adams
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Born 1957-06-08.
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“, Huffington Post, 20 June 2011 Years later, when”
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