I find the difference, for me, between having no money and having quite a bit is that the bills get bigger. And that's it. The lifestyle doesn't change.
Douglas Adams
Money, Lifestyle, Perspective, Wealth, Irony
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“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“The idea was fantastically, wildly improbable. But like most fantastically, wildly improbable ideas it was at least as worthy of consideration as a more mundane one to which the facts had been strenuously bent to fit.” Douglas Adams
Creativity, Probability, Perspective, Ideas, Critical Thinking
Douglas Adams Creativity, Probability, Perspective, Ideas, Critical Thinking“Just believe everything I tell you, and it will all be very, very simple.? Ah, well, I'm not sure I believe that.” Douglas Adams
Belief, Skepticism, Simplicity, Trust, Humor
Douglas Adams Belief, Skepticism, Simplicity, Trust, Humor“There is no point in using the word 'impossible' to describe something that has clearly happened.” Douglas Adams
Impossibility, Reality, Language, Perspective, Logic
Douglas Adams Impossibility, Reality, Language, Perspective, Logic“The Norse God of Thunder looked at her awkwardly. He had to remove his great horned helmet because it was banging against the ceiling and leaving scratch marks in the plaster.” Douglas Adams
Mythology, Humor, Description, Awkwardness, Size
Douglas Adams Mythology, Humor, Description, Awkwardness, Size“There was one planet off in the seventh dimension that got used as a ball in a game of intergalactic bar billiards. Got potted straight into a black hole.” Douglas Adams
Science Fiction, Humor, Space, Games, Black Holes
Douglas Adams Science Fiction, Humor, Space, Games, Black Holes“Very strange people, physicists – in my experience the ones who aren't dead are in some way very ill.” Douglas Adams
Physicists, Humor, Observation, Health, Eccentricity
Douglas Adams Physicists, Humor, Observation, Health, Eccentricity“In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.” Douglas Adams
Flying, Humor, Absurdity, Instructions, Perspective
Douglas Adams Flying, Humor, Absurdity, Instructions, Perspective“42 is a nice number that you can take home and introduce to your family.” Douglas Adams
Numbers, Humor, Familiarity, Absurdity, Hitchhiker’s Guide
Douglas Adams Numbers, Humor, Familiarity, Absurdity, Hitchhiker’s Guide“What is this? Some sort of galactic hyperhearse?” Douglas Adams
Space Travel, Death, Humor, Description, Confusion
Douglas Adams Space Travel, Death, Humor, Description, Confusion“The bird that would soar above the plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.” Douglas Adams
Freedom, Tradition, Prejudice, Strength, Metaphor
Douglas Adams Freedom, Tradition, Prejudice, Strength, Metaphor“Because the air was thick with animal hair and dust, my nose was continually inflamed and runny, and every fifteen seconds I would sneeze. Any thought I could not explore, develop, and bring to some logical conclusion within fifteen seconds would therefore be forcibly expelled from my head, along with a great deal of mucus.” Douglas Adams
Allergies, Thought Process, Sneezing, Humor, Concentration
Douglas Adams Allergies, Thought Process, Sneezing, Humor, Concentration“Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.” Douglas Adams
Challenge, Ambition, Wordplay, Humor, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Challenge, Ambition, Wordplay, Humor, Philosophy“If everyone knew exactly what I was going to say, then there would be no point in my saying it, would there?” Douglas Adams
Communication, Purpose, Logic, Rhetoric, Humor
Douglas Adams Communication, Purpose, Logic, Rhetoric, Humor“Wandering around the web is like living in a world in which every doorway is actually one of those science fiction devices which deposit you in a completely different part of the world when you walk through them. In fact, it isn't like it, it is it.” Douglas Adams
Internet, Technology, Metaphor, Science Fiction, Reality
Douglas Adams Internet, Technology, Metaphor, Science Fiction, Reality“Only by counting could humans demonstrate their independence of computers.” Douglas Adams
Humanity, Computers, Independence, Counting, Technology
Douglas Adams Humanity, Computers, Independence, Counting, Technology“If God allows proof that he exists he robs people of faith and without faith what is God? Nothing.” Douglas Adams
Faith, Proof, Existence, Religion, Philosophical Paradox
Douglas Adams Faith, Proof, Existence, Religion, Philosophical Paradox“A fragrant breeze wandered up from the quiet sea, trailed along the beach, and drifted back to the sea again, wondering where to go next. On a mad impulse it went up to the beach again. It drifted back to sea.” Douglas Adams
Personification, Nature, Indecision, Description, Repetition
Douglas Adams Personification, Nature, Indecision, Description, Repetition“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