--- title: "4 Arguing Quotes By Scott Adams" description: "4 Arguing quotes by Scott Adams. Plus more from Scott Adams and more Arguing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a41/scott-adams-666_arguing_if-you-spend-all-your-time-arguing-with_568356.jpg" --- > [If you spend all your time arguing with people who are nuts, you'll be exhausted and the nuts will still be nuts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/if-you-spend-all-your-time-arguing-with-people-who-are-nuts-you-ll-be/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a41/scott-adams-666_arguing_if-you-spend-all-your-time-arguing-with_568356.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/you-don-t-argue-with-a-four-year-old-about-why-he-shouldn-t-eat-candy/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a42/scott-adams-666_arguing_you-don-t-argue-with-a-four-year-old-abo_961084.jpg) > [It's hard to argue with the government. Remember, they are they run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, so they must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/it-s-hard-to-argue-with-the-government-remember-they-are-they-run-the/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/985/scott-adams-666_alcohol_it-s-hard-to-argue-with-the-government-r_1486433.jpg) > [You might argue that my example is bad because Einstein is dead. But according to physicist Erwin Schrodinger, Einstein is neither dead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/you-might-argue-that-my-example-is-bad-because-einstein-is-dead-but/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/scott-adams-666_alive_you-might-argue-that-my-example-is-bad-b_2136545.jpg) ## Other authors on Arguing ## More by Scott Adams > [The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/the-creator-of-the-universe-works-in-mysterious-ways-but-he-uses-a/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) > [“If you think your odds of solving your problem are bad, don’t rule out the possibility that what is really happening is that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/if-you-think-your-odds-of-solving-your-problem-are-bad-don-t-rule-out/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) > [Frankly, I’m suspicious of anyone who has a strong opinion on a complicated issue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/frankly-i-m-suspicious-of-anyone-who-has-a-strong-opinion-on-a/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) > [“If you want success, figure out the price, then pay it. It sounds trivial and obvious, but if you unpack the idea it has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/if-you-want-success-figure-out-the-price-then-pay-it-it-sounds/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) > [Ideas are worthless, execution is everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/ideas-are-worthless-execution-is-everything/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) > [For five hundred dollars, I'll name a subatomic particle after you. Some of my satisfied customers include Arthur C. Quark and George Meson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/for-five-hundred-dollars-i-ll-name-a-subatomic-particle-after-you/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) > [“Failure always brings something valuable with it. I don’t let it leave until I extract that value.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/failure-always-brings-something-valuable-with-it-i-don-t-let-it-leave/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) > [The longer you verk here, diverse it gets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/the-longer-you-verk-here-diverse-it-gets/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) > [“On all the important stuff, we are emotional creatures who make decisions first and rationalize them after the fact.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/on-all-the-important-stuff-we-are-emotional-creatures-who-make/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) > [“What you rarely see is a stillborn failure that transmogrifies into a stellar success. Small successes can grow into big ones, but failures rarely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/what-you-rarely-see-is-a-stillborn-failure-that-transmogrifies-into-a/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) > [“Because everything you perceive is a metaphor for something your brain is not equipped to fully understand. God is as real as the clothes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/because-everything-you-perceive-is-a-metaphor-for-something-your/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) > [“Capitalism is rotten at every level, and yet it adds up to something extraordinarily useful for society over time. The paradox of capitalism is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/capitalism-is-rotten-at-every-level-and-yet-it-adds-up-to-something/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) > [The best part about being my age is in knowing how my life worked out. Sure, there's a lot more living to go, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/the-best-part-about-being-my-age-is-in-knowing-how-my-life-worked-out/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) > [If you see voters as rational, you'll be a terrible politician. People are not wired to be rational. Our brains simply evolved to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/if-you-see-voters-as-rational-you-ll-be-a-terrible-politician-people/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) > [E-books are impervious to analogy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/e-books-are-impervious-to-analogy/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arguing/scott-adams/#itemlist", "name": "4 Arguing Quotes By Scott Adams", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you spend all your time arguing with people who are nuts, you'll be exhausted and the nuts will still be nuts.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scott Adams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/if-you-spend-all-your-time-arguing-with-people-who-are-nuts-you-ll-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a41/scott-adams-666_arguing_if-you-spend-all-your-time-arguing-with_568356.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a41/scott-adams-666_arguing_if-you-spend-all-your-time-arguing-with_568356.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a41/scott-adams-666_arguing_if-you-spend-all-your-time-arguing-with_568356.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you spend all your time arguing with people who are nuts, you'll be exhausted and the nuts will still be…” — Scott Adams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. 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