Scott Adams

You want the grinder, not the guy who loves his job.

steeped to your eyebrows in failure

I learned a good deal about local advertising, marketing, and product development. All of that came in handy later.

The fun was derived from the fact that sometimes, by pure chance, you could stay above 25 percent for a brief run

allegedly included the process I described.

he’s sitting on a gold mine

I have to say the richness of the whole restaurant experience was totally worth the money

was the worst-case scenario

He was a man of few words

. His employers wouldn’t have hesitated to fire him at the drop of a hat for any reason that fit their business needs.