200+ "Douglas Adams" Quotes And Sayings

Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge, England, in 1952. He lived in the United States from 1965 until the end of 1970, when he returned to England. He died in 2001.

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There's always a moment when you start to fall out of love, whether it's with a person or an idea or a cause, even if it's one you only narrate to yourself years after the event: a tiny thing, a wrong word, a false note, which means that things can never be quite the same again. Douglas Adams
I may not have gone where I intended to go,...
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I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. Douglas Adams
A learning experience is one of those things that says,...
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A learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that. Douglas Adams
This must be Thursday, ' said Arthur to himself, sinking...
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This must be Thursday, ' said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer. 'I never could get the hang of Thursdays. Douglas Adams
We are stuck with technology when what we really want...
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We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works. Douglas Adams
All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great...
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All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others. Douglas Adams
We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!
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We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty! Douglas Adams
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Life... is like a grapefruit. Well, it's sort of orangey-yellow and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, too. Oh, and some people have half a one for breakfast. Douglas Adams
Exactly!
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Exactly! " said Deep Thought. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means. Douglas Adams
He stood up straight and looked the world squarely in...
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He stood up straight and looked the world squarely in the fields and hills. To add weight to his words he stuck the rabbit bone in his hair. He spread his arm out wide. "I will go mad! " he annouced. Douglas Adams
Life is wasted on the living.
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Life is wasted on the living. Douglas Adams
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Can't stand all these poisonous creatures, all these snakes and insects and fish and things. Wretched things, biting everybody. And then people expect me to tell them what to do about it. I'll tell them what to do. Don't get bitten in the first place. (quoting Dr. Struan Sutherland) Douglas Adams
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I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by. Douglas Adams
The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was...
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The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. Douglas Adams
I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that...
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I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer Douglas Adams
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There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. Douglas Adams
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The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be. Douglas Adams
The Guide says there is an art to flying
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The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Douglas Adams
Would it save you a lot of time if I...
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Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now? Douglas Adams