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See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that.
By Douglas Adams
One of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them: It is a well known fact, that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. Anyone who is capable of getting themselves into a position of power should on no account be allowed to do the job. Another problem with governing people is people.
By Douglas Adams
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.
By Douglas Adams
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own set of laws
By Douglas Adams
My doctor says that I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fibre, and that I am therefor excused from saving Universes.
By Douglas Adams
Life... is like a grapefruit. It's orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast.
By Douglas Adams
It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear.
By Douglas Adams
It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it... anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
By Douglas Adams
In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.
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In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
By Douglas Adams
In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded as a bad idea.
By Douglas Adams
If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands
By Douglas Adams
I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by
By Douglas Adams
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
By Douglas Adams
I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting. But it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously.
By Douglas Adams
I am so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis
By Douglas Adams
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
By Douglas Adams
He attacked everything in life with a mix of extrordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.
By Douglas Adams
Even he, to whom most things that most people would think were pretty smart were pretty dumb, thought it was pretty smart.
By Douglas Adams
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job
By Douglas Adams
Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I wasn't previously aware of.
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A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
By Douglas Adams