Scott Adams Quotes

While I'm grateful for the freedom to express one's self, I've learned there are limits to what language is appropriate and I'm deeply sorry for how these lyrics could be interpreted.

We take a lot of care with lyrics because we don't want to offend anybody.

I think the thing I had to be careful about while writing a book was not to say anything that was revealing about other people that they would be uncomfortable with. I didn't want to make people angry - that's a real risk.

I have to chose my words carefully.

Sometimes you just wonder whether people just don't have the sensitivity or decency. I'm a member of the media myself: I host a talk show. I know sometimes when you want to ask something, you can circumvent it with words and vocabulary. You don't suddenly just go out there and ask something directly in the pretense of being absolutely candid.

My mom told me many times that when you are outside, you have to be careful what you are saying, and don't repeat the words of what you hear at home.

When somebody says something stupid to me, I usually alleviate it with laughter and humour. I make light of it to educate people on why it's inappropriate.

There are certain things I would never write about - anything that's too distasteful. I think that you can withhold information.

I'm not going to just refrain from giving information I hear just because it might upset some people.

I think all documentaries leave out areas of people's lives. Which is good. There are areas that need not be explored.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

You should not do an autobiography if you want to tell the truth. There are a lot of things I know about people. If I can't say something good about a person, I don't want to say anything. And since I don't want to say anything bad, I won't write a book.

Women want honesty but sometimes get upset if you are honest, so you need to know when to be honest.

Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent.

It's not my responsibility to make everything I say idiot-proof.

Being politically correct means saying what's polite rather than what's accurate. I like to be accurate.

Mostly I have to try to censor myself so as not to write things that will hurt other people, or that will go too far.

The wider your readership, the greater the chances of offending your readers.

I am a very discreet human when it comes to other people.

Don't flatter yourselves that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. On the contrary, the nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

I've realized I have to be very careful in what I say. I speak my heart out. Such honesty is not appreciated in the film industry. Instead, it is twisted and distorted. A lot of what I say is lost in translation.

I don't want to go about offending people; that's not my plan.

I really do try to watch everything I say. Because one little tiny slip, and it's like the world is coming to an end!

Being Politically Correct means always having to say you're sorry.