--- title: "1 Better Career Quotes By Adam Savage" description: "1 Better Career quotes by Adam Savage. Plus more from Adam Savage and more Better Career sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/adam-savage-4716_believe_don-t-work-for-fools-it-s-not-worth-it-g_1013574.jpg" --- > [Don't work for fools. It's not worth it. Getting paid less to work for people you like and believe in is much better for you (and your career) in the long run.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/don-t-work-for-fools-it-s-not-worth-it-getting-paid-less-to-work-for/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/adam-savage-4716_believe_don-t-work-for-fools-it-s-not-worth-it-g_1013574.jpg) ## More by Adam Savage > [I believe that inside every tool is a hammer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/i-believe-that-inside-every-tool-is-a-hammer/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [If I had any dignity, that would have been humiliating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/if-i-had-any-dignity-that-would-have-been-humiliating/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [I'm always going to be making costumes. It's one of the ways I relax my brain. In addition to the pleasure of having the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/i-m-always-going-to-be-making-costumes-it-s-one-of-the-ways-i-relax/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [Am I missing an eyebrow?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/am-i-missing-an-eyebrow/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [I am incrementally a pessimist, but I see the international debate that Edward Snowden has engendered, and I think this is exactly where the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/i-am-incrementally-a-pessimist-but-i-see-the-international-debate/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [There are women who are wishing that they were that piece of tape right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/there-are-women-who-are-wishing-that-they-were-that-piece-of-tape/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [We're allowed to explore the world at large on these things; the urban-legend aspect of it is just kind of an excuse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/we-re-allowed-to-explore-the-world-at-large-on-these-things-the-urban/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [That was cool and that sucked all at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/that-was-cool-and-that-sucked-all-at-the-same-time/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [That's our job - to strap rockets onto everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/that-s-our-job-to-strap-rockets-onto-everything/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [We don't necessarily stand by our faults every time, but we will always stand by our methodologies and ethos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/we-don-t-necessarily-stand-by-our-faults-every-time-but-we-will/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [We didn't set out to be educators or even scientists, and we don't purport that what we do is real science but we're demonstrating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/we-didn-t-set-out-to-be-educators-or-even-scientists-and-we-don-t/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [The coolest toys don't have to be bought; they can be built. In fact, sometimes the only way they'll ever exist is if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/the-coolest-toys-don-t-have-to-be-bought-they-can-be-built-in-fact/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [Mostly I make lists for projects. This can be daunting. Breaking something big into its constituent parts will help you organize your thoughts, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/mostly-i-make-lists-for-projects-this-can-be-daunting-breaking/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [In theory, cars are fairly simple. If they don't start, it's either the fuel system or the electrical system. Teach yourself about the path…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/in-theory-cars-are-fairly-simple-if-they-don-t-start-it-s-either-the/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [I just had one of those 'what the hell are we doing' moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/i-just-had-one-of-those-what-the-hell-are-we-doing-moments/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better-career/adam-savage/#itemlist", "name": "1 Better Career Quotes By Adam Savage", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Don't work for fools. It's not worth it. 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