Never base your budget requests on realistic assumptions, as this could lead to a decrease in your funding.
Scott AdamsDilbert: I'm obsessed with inventing a perpetual motion machine. Most scientists think it's impossible, but I have something they don't. Dogbert: A lot of spare time? Dilbert: Exactly.
Scott AdamsGood ideas have no value because the world already has too many of them. The market rewards execution, not ideas.
Scott AdamsSimple molecules combine to make powerful chemicals. Simple cells combine to make powerful life-forms. Simple electronics combine to make powerful computers. Logically, all things are created by a combination of simpler, less capable components. Therefore, a supreme being must be in our future, not our origin. What if "God" is the consciousness that will be created when enough of us are connected by the Internet?!!
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