By definition, risk-takers often fail. So do morons. In practice it's difficult to sort them out.

Dilbert: It took weeks but I've calculated a new theory about the origin of the universe. According to my calculations it didn't start with a "Big Bang" at all-it was more of "Phhbwt" sound. You may be wondering about the practical applications of the "Little Phhbwt" theory. Dogbert: I was wondering when you'll go away.

I've always defined myself not as a cartoonist , but as an entrepreneur. That was true before I tried cartooning. I always imagined cartooning would be how I got my seed capital. I always thought my other businesses would be the less dominant part of my life.

Life is half delicious yogurt, half crap, and your job is to keep the plastic spoon in the yogurt.

Lately, the only thing keeping me from being a serial killer is my distaste for manual labor.

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

Large corporations welcome innovation and individualism in the same way the dinosaurs welcomed large meteors.