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Scott Adams

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Scott Adams (born 17 March 1971 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian Paralympic skier. He was from Toongabbie and lives in Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada. He is a below-knee amputee (LW4 classification). At the 2002 Winter Paralympics, he competed in four events - 12th in the Men's Downhill LW4, 9th in the Men's Slalom LW4 and did not finish in the Men's Giant Slalom LW4 and Men's Super-G LW4. At the 2006 Winter Paralympics, he competed in four events - 40th in the Men's Downhill standing, 40th in the Men's Giant Slalom standing, 38th Men's Slalom standing and 46th in the Men's Super-G standing. References 1971 births Australian male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Paralympic alpine skiers for Australia Sportsmen from New South Wales Living people Skiers from Sydney

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“People think they follow advice but they don't. Humans are only capable of receiving information. They create their own advice. If you seek to influence someone, don't waste time giving advice. You can change only what people know, not what they do.”
— The Avatar
“The basic concept of the Dilbert Principle is that the most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage: management. This has not proved to be the winning strategy that you might think.”
— "The Dilbert Principle", The Wall Street Journal (22 May 1995)
“I think New Yorkers are more provocative in every way.”
— (55:42 of 56:02)
“Most of my income will be gone by next week [...] My reputation for the rest of my life is destroyed. You can't come back from this, am I right? There's no way you can come back from this.”
— Comments on YouTube livestream (February 25, 2023), as cited in "'Dilbert' dropped by The Post, other papers, after cartoonist’s racist rant" The Washington Post (February 27, 2023)
“There is no such thing as as news about public figures that's true.”
— "'YOUR WELCOME' with Michael Malice #278: SCOTT ADAMS" (at 27m46s), YouTube, 27 September 2023.
“I could not have been luckier. I have the luckiest cancellation of anybody who's ever been cancelled. [...] It just couldn't have been better. It just absolutely could not have been better.”
— "'YOUR WELCOME' with Michael Malice #278: SCOTT ADAMS" (at 45m58s),YouTube, 27 September 2023.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Scott Adams: American cartoonist and author (1957–2026) · game designer · professional American football player (1966-2013)

Notable quotes

“People think they follow advice but they don't. Humans are only capable of receiving information. They create their own advice. If you seek to influence someone, don't waste time giving advice. You can change only what people know, not what they do.”
— The Avatar
“The basic concept of the Dilbert Principle is that the most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage: management. This has not proved to be the winning strategy that you might think.”
— "The Dilbert Principle", The Wall Street Journal (22 May 1995)
“I think New Yorkers are more provocative in every way.”
— (55:42 of 56:02)
“Most of my income will be gone by next week [...] My reputation for the rest of my life is destroyed. You can't come back from this, am I right? There's no way you can come back from this.”
— Comments on YouTube livestream (February 25, 2023), as cited in "'Dilbert' dropped by The Post, other papers, after cartoonist’s racist rant" The Washington Post (February 27, 2023)
“There is no such thing as as news about public figures that's true.”
— "'YOUR WELCOME' with Michael Malice #278: SCOTT ADAMS" (at 27m46s), YouTube, 27 September 2023.
“I could not have been luckier. I have the luckiest cancellation of anybody who's ever been cancelled. [...] It just couldn't have been better. It just absolutely could not have been better.”
— "'YOUR WELCOME' with Michael Malice #278: SCOTT ADAMS" (at 45m58s),YouTube, 27 September 2023.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

Scott Adams (born 17 March 1971 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian Paralympic skier. He was from Toongabbie and lives in Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada. He is a below-knee amputee (LW4 classification). At the 2002 Winter Paralympics, he competed in four events - 12th in the Men's Downhill LW4, 9th in the Men's Slalom LW4 and did not finish in the Men's Giant Slalom LW4 and Men's Super-G LW4. At the 2006 Winter Paralympics, he competed in four events - 40th in the Men's Downhill standing, 40th in the Men's Giant Slalom standing, 38th Men's Slalom standing and 46th in the Men's Super-G standing. References 1971 births Australian male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Paralympic alpine skiers for Australia Sportsmen from New South Wales Living people Skiers from Sydney

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).