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\u201cCreativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Scott Adams<\/strong>, American author & cartoonist<\/p>\n

The Dilbert Principle <\/em>(1996) New York: HarperCollins, p. 324<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-ban” title=”Misquotes” tab_id=”1449531589281-1a7ccd5f-aa59094f-cf63d62a-d1d7″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

Misquote notes<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: Adams\u2019 original quote has been widely misquoted<\/em> as: \u201cCreativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Design is knowing which ones to keep<\/strong>.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

In June 2015, Adams himself counted 451,000 search results for the misquote\u2026a fact he noted on his blog post \u201cThe Famous Quote I Never Said.\u201d In the post, Adams went on to note some of the differences between \u2018art\u2019 and \u2018design,\u2019 and added: \u201cAll I\u2019m saying is that the famous quote about design, mistakenly attributed to me, doesn\u2019t make sense.\u201d Please click the link below to view more from the Scott Adams website:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Famous Quote I Never Said\u201d (21 June 2015) Blog Post, Dilbert<\/em> by Scott Adams; online via\u00a0http:\/\/blog.dilbert.com\/2015\/06\/21\/the-famous-quote-i-never-said\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Misattribution notes<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: Even when Adams\u2019 original quote is<\/em> repeated correctly, he often doesn\u2019t receive credit for the words.\u00a0 A number of online sources have attributed the quote to British entertainer Ricky Gervais<\/strong><\/span> (who has shared the saying a number of times, usually citing it directly to Adams).<\/p>\n

Additionally, a 2013 Fast Company<\/em> article about Gervais also included the quote…but the author of that article mistakenly attributed the words to English author Douglas Adams<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[Misattribution note<\/em>s – sources<\/em>: \u201cThe Internet is My Playground\u201d (11 June 2013) Ricky Gervais, The Huffington Post <\/em>\u2013 Article excerpt: \u201cIn fact Scott Adams said, \u201cCreativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.\u201d Sentence also repeated in \u201cCreativity is the Ability to Play\u201d (5 September 2014) Blog post, RickyGervais.com<\/em>. Douglas Adams misattribution appears in \u201cTo Be More Creative, Study the Great Ricky Gervais Dicking About Theory\u201d (15 July 2013) Drake Baer, Fast Company; online via www.fastcompany.com.\u00a0 Please see “Source Links” tab for specific article URLs<\/strong>.]<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” title=”Source Links” tab_id=”1449531589797-29580b31-8c50094f-cf63d62a-d1d7″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

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Source <\/em><\/strong>[Featured source]<\/span>: Editor\u2019s copy- The Dilbert Principle<\/em> (1996) International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 0-88730-787-6<\/p>\n

Source link <\/em><\/strong>[Scott Adams, on Misquote]<\/span>: \u201cThe Famous Quote I Never Said\u201d (21 June 2015) Blog Post, Dilbert by Scott Adams: http:\/\/blog.dilbert.com\/2015\/06\/21\/the-famous-quote-i-never-said\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Source link <\/em><\/strong>[Re-quote – Gervais]<\/span>: \u201cThe Internet Is My Playground\u201d (11 June 2013) Huffington Post: https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/ricky-gervais\/ricky-gervais-creativity_b_3420632.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Source <\/em><\/strong>[Misattribution \u2013 Fast Company]<\/span>: \u201cTo Be More Creative, Study the Great Ricky Gervais Dicking About Theory\u201d (15 July 2013) Fast Company: https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3014233\/to-be-more-creative-study-the-great-ricky-gervais-dicking-about-theor<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” shape=”square” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” title=”Citation” tab_id=”1453315829087-ce67c619-0fbcd62a-d1d7″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

\u201cFocus groups are people who are selected on the basis of their inexplicable free time and their common love of free sandwiches.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Scott Adams<\/strong>, American author & cartoonist<\/p>\n

The Dilbert Principle <\/em>(1996) New York: HarperCollins, p. 139<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” title=”Context” tab_id=”1453315829475-7c82a017-1e62d678-591b” add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

Extended excerpt<\/em><\/strong>: \u201cYou can use Focus Groups to narrow the range of your research. Focus groups are people who are selected on the basis of their inexplicable free time and their common love of free sandwiches.\u201d (p. 139)<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” title=”Source ISBN” tab_id=”1453315829682-63e8fade-cf4cd62a-d1d7″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

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Source<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: Editor\u2019s copy- The Dilbert Principle<\/em> (1996) International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 0-88730-787-6<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1453316221301{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” shape=”square” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” title=”Citation” tab_id=”1453315828001-b5e2e52e-ea1ed62a-d1d7″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

\u201cNothing 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Scott Adams<\/strong>, American author & cartoonist<\/p>\n

The Dilbert Principle <\/em>(1996) New York: HarperCollins, p. 76<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” title=”Source ISBN” tab_id=”1453315828572-dac97b48-68e0d62a-d1d7″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

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Source<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: Editor\u2019s copy- The Dilbert Principle<\/em> (1996) International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 0-88730-787-6<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” shape=”square” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” title=”Citation” tab_id=”1449531591105-7edf5f39-feaa094f-cf63d62a-d1d7″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

“People are so conditioned to take sides that a balanced analysis looks to them like hatred.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Scott Adams<\/strong>, American author & cartoonist<\/p>\n

Daily Dilbert<\/em> cartoon (26 March 2005) character \u2018Dilbert\u2019, speaking to the \u2018The Boss\u2019; online via Dilbert, www.dilbert.com<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” title=”Source Link” tab_id=”1449531592891-f39e055b-a66e094f-cf63d62a-d1d7″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

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Source link<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: Three-panel cartoon strip \u2013 no title (26 March 2005) online via Dilbert by Scott Adams: http:\/\/dilbert.com\/strip\/2005-03-26<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1453316221301{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” shape=”square” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” title=”Citation” tab_id=”1453315828001-b5e2e52e-ea1ed62a-d1d7″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

\u201cR<\/strong>emember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Scott Adams<\/strong>, American author & cartoonist<\/p>\n

\u201cA Kind Word\u201d (December 1995) The Dilbert Zone DNRC<\/em> (Dogbert\u2019s New <\/em>Ruling Class) Newsletter<\/em>, New York: United Media Syndication; online via Internet Archive Wayback Machine, web.archive.org<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” title=”Context” tab_id=”1453315829475-7c82a017-1e62d678-591b” add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

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Extended excerpt<\/em><\/strong>: <\/em>\u201cIt\u2019s important to give encouragement to family and friends, but their happiness and yours are inseparable. For the maximum velocity, I\u2019m suggesting that you give your encouragement to someone who can\u2019t return the favor \u2013 it\u2019s a distinction that won\u2019t be lost on the recipient. And remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.”<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” title=”Source ISBN” tab_id=”1453315828572-dac97b48-68e0d62a-d1d7″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

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Source link<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: \u201cA Kind Word\u201d (Dec. 1995) The Dilbert Zone DNRC: http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/19970412134441\/www.unitedmedia.com\/comics\/dilbert\/newsletter\/html\/newsletter09.html<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Resources<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”bottom-to-top” el_class=”Wrapper-Author-Resources”]Learn more about Scott Adams<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0| Here are a few good places to start –<\/p>\n