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“I briefly did therapy, but after a while, I realised it is just like a farmer complaining about the weather. You can't fix the weather - you just have to get on with it.” Douglas Adams
Therapy, Acceptance, Resilience, Humor, Analogy
Douglas Adams Therapy, Acceptance, Resilience, Humor, Analogy“Incidentally, am I alone in finding the expression "it turns out" to be incredibly useful? It allows you to make swift, succinct, and authoritative connections between otherwise randomly unconnected statements without the trouble of explaining what your source or authority actually is.” Douglas Adams
Language, Communication, Authority, Humor, Rhetoric
Douglas Adams Language, Communication, Authority, Humor, Rhetoric“The future of computer power is pure simplicity.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Simplicity, Future, Computing, Prediction
Douglas Adams Technology, Simplicity, Future, Computing, Prediction“Arthur blinked at the screens and felt he was missing something important. Suddenly he realized what it was. "Is there any tea on this spaceship?" he asked.” Douglas Adams
Tea, Priorities, Spaceship, Humor, British Culture
Douglas Adams Tea, Priorities, Spaceship, Humor, British Culture“The dew has fallen with a particularly sickening thud this morning.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Weather, Observation, Exaggeration, Descriptive Writing
Douglas Adams Humor, Weather, Observation, Exaggeration, Descriptive Writing“We are now cruising at a level of two to the power of twenty-five thousand to one against and falling, and we will be restoring normality just as soon as we are sure what is normal anyway.” Douglas Adams
Probability, Normality, Humor, Space Travel, Uncertainty
Douglas Adams Probability, Normality, Humor, Space Travel, Uncertainty“The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind.” Douglas Adams
Exaggeration, Thought Process, Humor, Impossibility, Mental State
Douglas Adams Exaggeration, Thought Process, Humor, Impossibility, Mental State“I've been trying to. Having been an English literary graduate, I've been trying to avoid the idea of doing art ever since. I think the idea of art kills creativity.” Douglas Adams
Art, Creativity, Education, Contradiction, Personal Struggle
Douglas Adams Art, Creativity, Education, Contradiction, Personal Struggle“You just come along with me and have a good time. The Galaxy's a fun place. You'll need to have this fish in your ear.” Douglas Adams
Adventure, Galaxy, Humor, Translation, Hitchhiker’s Guide
Douglas Adams Adventure, Galaxy, Humor, Translation, Hitchhiker’s Guide“In the stillness, a fly would not have dared clear it's throat.” Douglas Adams
Silence, Imagery, Humor, Exaggeration, Atmosphere
Douglas Adams Silence, Imagery, Humor, Exaggeration, Atmosphere“Even light, which travels so fast it takes most races thousands of years to realize that it travels at all, takes time to journey between the stars.” Douglas Adams
Light, Speed, Perspective, Space, Time
Douglas Adams Light, Speed, Perspective, Space, Time“Who should play the lead role in a film about me? Dunno. Danny De Vito? Jeff Goldblum? Meryl Streep? Someone of that kind.” Douglas Adams
Casting, Self-perception, Humor, Film, Hypothetical
Douglas Adams Casting, Self-perception, Humor, Film, Hypothetical“You know what a learning experience is? A learning experience is one of those things that says, "You know that thing you just did? Don't do that."” Douglas Adams
Learning, Experience, Humor, Mistakes, Advice
Douglas Adams Learning, Experience, Humor, Mistakes, Advice“Solutions nearly always come from the direction you least expect, which means there's no point trying to look in that direction because it won't be coming from there.” Douglas Adams
Problem-solving, Expectations, Irony, Perspective, Advice
Douglas Adams Problem-solving, Expectations, Irony, Perspective, Advice“Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.” Douglas Adams
Physics, Humor, Information, Bad News, Speed
Douglas Adams Physics, Humor, Information, Bad News, Speed“Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.” Douglas Adams
Age, Technology, Change, Humor, Perspective
Douglas Adams Age, Technology, Change, Humor, Perspective“Rather than arriving five hours late and flustered, it would be better all around if he were to arrive five hours and a few extra minutes late, but triumphantly in command.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Tardiness, Perception, Attitude, Self-confidence
Douglas Adams Humor, Tardiness, Perception, Attitude, Self-confidence“The single raindrop never feels responsible for the flood.” Douglas Adams
Responsibility, Perspective, Nature, Metaphor, Collective Impact
Douglas Adams Responsibility, Perspective, Nature, Metaphor, Collective Impact