--- title: "5 Long run Quotes By Scott Adams" description: "5 Long run quotes by Scott Adams. Plus more from Scott Adams and more Long run sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/scott-adams-666_better-job_i-m-giving-you-permission-to-take-care-o_410915.jpg" --- > [“I’m giving you permission to take care of yourself first, so you can do a better job of being generous in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/i-m-giving-you-permission-to-take-care-of-yourself-first-so-you-can/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/scott-adams-666_better-job_i-m-giving-you-permission-to-take-care-o_410915.jpg) > [“A goal is a specific objective that you either achieve or don't sometime in the future. A system is something you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/a-goal-is-a-specific-objective-that-you-either-achieve-or-don-t/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f63/scott-adams-666_every-day_a-goal-is-a-specific-objective-that-you_672328.jpg) > [For our purposes, let’s say a goal is a specific objective that you either achieve or don’t sometime in the future. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/for-our-purposes-let-s-say-a-goal-is-a-specific-objective-that-you/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/scott-adams-666_achieve_for-our-purposes-let-s-say-a-goal-is-a-s_1467598.jpg) > [“I blame society for the sad state of adult fitness in the Western world. We’re raised to believe that giving of ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/i-blame-society-for-the-sad-state-of-adult-fitness-in-the-western/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a8/scott-adams-666_better-job_i-blame-society-for-the-sad-state-of-adu_1978725.jpg) > [The surest way to identify those who won't succeed at weight loss is that they tend to say things like "My goal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/the-surest-way-to-identify-those-who-won-t-succeed-at-weight-loss-is/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/692/scott-adams-666_bypass_the-surest-way-to-identify-those-who-won_2744648.jpg) ## Other authors on Long run ## 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/long-run/scott-adams/#itemlist", "name": "5 Long run Quotes By Scott Adams", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I’m giving you permission to take care of yourself first, so you can do a better job of being generous in the long run.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scott Adams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/i-m-giving-you-permission-to-take-care-of-yourself-first-so-you-can/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/scott-adams-666_better-job_i-m-giving-you-permission-to-take-care-o_410915.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/scott-adams-666_better-job_i-m-giving-you-permission-to-take-care-o_410915.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/scott-adams-666_better-job_i-m-giving-you-permission-to-take-care-o_410915.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I’m giving you permission to take care of yourself first, so you can do a better job of being generous in…” — Scott Adams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A goal is a specific objective that you either achieve or don't sometime in the future. 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