Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 24th April 2001

Dilbert//4392, first published 25 years ago on Tuesday 24th April 2001

Tags

magazine key to success optimistic fail point succeeding feels good

Official transcript

The boss says to Dilbert, "The key to success is to remain optimistic even when you fail."

Dilbert says, "What's the point of succeeding if failing feels good too?"

The boss says, "I'll read another page of the magazine article tomorrow and get back to you."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE KEY TO SUCCESS IS TO REMAIN OPTIMISTIC EVEN WHEN YOU FAIL.

WHAT'S THE POINT OF SUCCEEDING IF FAILING FEELS GOOD TOO?

I'LL READ ANOTHER PAGE OF THAT MAGAZINE ARTICLE TOMORROW AND GET BACK TO YOU.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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