Scott Adams (1957) cartoonist, writer
Source: How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life
“It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.”
— Isaac Asimov, book Foundation
Part III, The Mayors, section 2
Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Foundation (1951)
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