Douglas Adams Quotes and Talks DOUGLAS ADAMS QUOTES (1952 - 2001)“There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly 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 that states that this has already happened.” Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" “'This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.'” Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" “The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair” Douglas Adams, "Mostly Harmless" "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move." Douglas Adams, "Life the Universe and Everything" "Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws." Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" "Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty- five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. Anything invented after you’re thirty-five is against the natural order of things." Douglas Adams, "The Salmon of Doubt" "Even he, to whom most things that most people would think were pretty smart were pretty dumb, thought it was pretty smart." Douglas Adams, "The Salmon of Doubt" "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." Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See" "He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it." Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." Douglas Adams, "Mostly Harmless" "This is an important announcement. This is flight 121 to Los Angeles. If your travel plans today do not include Los Angeles, now would be a perfect time to disembark." Douglas Adams, "So Long and Thanks For All The Fish" Cyberspace is - or can be - a good, friendly and egalitarian place to meet. Douglas Adams, "alt.fan.douglas-adams, 1 Dec 1993" Don't believe anything you read on the net. Except this. Well, including this, I suppose. Douglas Adams, "alt.fan.douglas-adams, 13 Sep 1998" "Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all." Douglas Adams, "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" "I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies: 1. Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. 2. Anything that's invented between when you're fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. 3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things." Douglas Adams, "The Salmon of Doubt" "What to do if you find yourself stuck with no hope of rescue: Consider yourself lucky that life has been good to you so far. Alternatively, if life hasn't been good to you so far, which given your present circumstances seems more likely, consider yourself lucky that it won't be troubling you much longer." Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" BIG THINKERS - DOUGLAS ADAMSDouglas Adams Parrots the Universe and Everything |
