You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.

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

You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he punches you first. And you don't argue when a women tells you she's only making 80 cents to your dollar. It's the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles.

Men live in a fantasy world. I know this because I am one, and I actually receive my mail there

The best plan now is to have as many bosses as possible. I call it boss diversity. If you work for a company and you have one boss and that boss doesn't like you or wants to get rid of you, you're in trouble. But if you work for yourself, you have lots of bosses, who are your customers, and if a few of them decide they don't like you, that's okay.

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

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