{"author":"Scott Adams","author_id":"Scott+Adams","total_quotes":55,"quotes":[{"text":"Of the big five factors in happiness—flexible schedule, imagination, diet, exercise, and sleep—my pick for the most important is exercise.","author":"Scott Adams","tags":["exercise","happiness"],"id":21363,"author_id":"Scott+Adams"},{"text":"Every skill you acquire doubles your odds of success.","author":"Scott Adams","tags":["you","odds","skill "],"id":22935,"author_id":"Scott+Adams"},{"text":"Things that will someday work out well start out well. Things that will never work start out bad and stay that way.","author":"Scott Adams","tags":["failure"],"id":40252,"author_id":"Scott+Adams"},{"text":"Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.","author":"Scott Adams","tags":["revenge","nothing","like "],"id":40853,"author_id":"Scott+Adams"},{"text":"If your current get-rich project fails, take what you learned and try something else. Keep repeating until something lucky happens. The universe has plenty of luck to go around; you just need to keep your hand raised until it's your turn. It helps to see failure as a road and not a wall.","author":"Scott Adams","tags":["road","luck","universe "],"id":53682,"author_id":"Scott+Adams"},{"text":"You probably think the majority of your crabbiness is caused by the idiots and sociopaths in your life plus your inexplicable bad luck on any given day. Based on a lifetime of observation, my best estimate is that 80 percent of your mood is based on how your body feels and only 20 percent is based on your genes and your circumstances, particularly your health.","author":"Scott Adams","tags":["happiness"],"id":54057,"author_id":"Scott+Adams"},{"text":"The best things in life are silly.","author":"Scott Adams","tags":["life","silly","things "],"id":54667,"author_id":"Scott+Adams"},{"text":"There's kind of a toll you have to pay with a cat if you don't pet her for 10 minutes she'll bother you for six hours. ","author":"Scott Adams","tags":["she","you","cat "],"id":55118,"author_id":"Scott+Adams"},{"text":"Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive.","author":"Scott Adams","tags":["success","goal","successful "],"id":55504,"author_id":"Scott+Adams"},{"text":"If your goal is to lose 10 pounds, you may wake up each day with failure in mind because the goal is hard to reach, and you are progressing only by small amounts. It takes up all your willpower. I recommend that instead of a goal, you have a system.","author":"Scott Adams","tags":["day","goal","mind "],"id":72184,"author_id":"Scott+Adams"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":55,"pages":6,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}