Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive.
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I became a cartoonist because I'd sort of failed at everything else, really. I mean, it was by default.
My failed corporate career became the fodder for the 'Dilbert' comic. Once it became clear I would not be climbing any higher on the corporate ladder, it freed me to mock managers without worrying that it would stall my career. Most failures create some sort of unplanned freedom. I took full advantage of mine.
Anything I wanted to do and achieve has not been influential in my life, but my failures have.
I had a very strong desire to be successful at something.
Success is a completely abstract thing - it has no bearing on daily life, family matters, the matter of artistic creation, but it can affect grace, and if I lose that, I really have gained nothing from success.
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic and I just worked so hard at it.
I've always had to have some kind of failure before I was successful.
Success is not in what you have, but who you are.
When I think about my career, my successes are built on learning from failures.
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