Needing someone is like needing a parachute. If they are not there the first time you need them, chances are you won't be needing them again.

For most of my career I did one comic a day, every day, including weekends and holidays.

I believe everybody in the world should have guns. Citizens should have bazookas and rocket launchers too. I believe that all citizens should have their weapons of choice. However, I also believe that only I should have the ammunition. Because frankly, I wouldn't trust the rest of the goobers with anything more dangerous than string.

If free will exists, why do the tallest candidates with the best hair usually win elections ?

I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles.

I used to be stupid but I've turned that situation around 360 degrees.

If you think it's easy to write jokes about fried calamari, you've probably never tried.