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Faith, Proof, Existence, Religion, Philosophical Paradox
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“You can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish. Unless of course, you play bass.” Douglas Adams
Wordplay, Humor, Music, Puns, Fish
Douglas Adams Wordplay, Humor, Music, Puns, Fish“I think that growing up in a crowded continent like Europe with an awful lot of competing claims, ideas... cultures... and systems of thought, we have, perforce, developed a more sophisticated notion of what the word 'freedom' means than I see much evidence of in America.” Douglas Adams
Freedom, Culture, Europe, America, Perspective
Douglas Adams Freedom, Culture, Europe, America, Perspective“Being virtually killed by a virtual laser in a virtual space is just as effective as the real thing, because you are as dead as you think you are.” Douglas Adams
Virtual Reality, Perception, Death, Philosophy, Technology
Douglas Adams Virtual Reality, Perception, Death, Philosophy, Technology“Put away your worries, the world is a good and perfect place. It is in fact very easy.” Douglas Adams
Optimism, Simplicity, Reassurance, World View, Irony
Douglas Adams Optimism, Simplicity, Reassurance, World View, Irony“If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.” Douglas Adams
Ego, Humor, Self-importance, Exaggeration, Priorities
Douglas Adams Ego, Humor, Self-importance, Exaggeration, Priorities“The hardest assumption to challenge is the one you don't even know you are making.” Douglas Adams
Assumptions, Challenge, Self-awareness, Critical Thinking, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Assumptions, Challenge, Self-awareness, Critical Thinking, Philosophy“Working out the social politics of who you can trust and why is, quite literally, what a very large part of our brain has evolved to do.” Douglas Adams
Trust, Evolution, Social Dynamics, Brain Function, Human Nature
Douglas Adams Trust, Evolution, Social Dynamics, Brain Function, Human Nature“I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is.” Douglas Adams
Understanding, Questions, Problems, Philosophy, Perspective
Douglas Adams Understanding, Questions, Problems, Philosophy, Perspective“Cyberspace is – or can be – a good, friendly and egalitarian place to meet.” Douglas Adams
Internet, Community, Equality, Optimism, Social Interaction
Douglas Adams Internet, Community, Equality, Optimism, Social Interaction“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“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“Bypasses are devices that allow some people to dash from point A to point B very fast while other people dash from point B to point A very fast.” Douglas Adams
Infrastructure, Humor, Travel, Perspective, Efficiency
Douglas Adams Infrastructure, Humor, Travel, Perspective, Efficiency“So what we have arrived at here – and although the first shock wave of this arrival was in 1859, it's really the arrival of the computer that demonstrates it unarguably to us – is "Is there really a universe that is not designed from the top downward, but from the bottom upward? Can complexity emerge from lower levels of simplicity?” Douglas Adams
Universe, Design, Complexity, Evolution, Computers
Douglas Adams Universe, Design, Complexity, Evolution, Computers“It was his subconscious which told him this – that infuriating part of a person's brain which never responds to interrogation, merely gives little meaningful nudges and then sits humming quietly to itself, saying nothing.” Douglas Adams
Subconscious, Mind, Psychology, Humor, Inner Thoughts
Douglas Adams Subconscious, Mind, Psychology, Humor, Inner Thoughts“2,000 years ago one man got nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be if everyone was nice to each other for a change.” Douglas Adams
Religion, Kindness, History, Cynicism, Social Commentary
Douglas Adams Religion, Kindness, History, Cynicism, Social Commentary“Gordon Way, brother of Susan, employer of Richard MacDuff, was a rich man, the founder and owner of WayForward Technologies II. WayForward Technologies itself had of course gone bust, for the usual reason, taking his entire first fortune with it.” Douglas Adams
Business, Technology, Failure, Wealth, Entrepreneurship
Douglas Adams Business, Technology, Failure, Wealth, Entrepreneurship“To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem.” Douglas Adams
People, Problems, Summary, Humor, Cynicism
Douglas Adams People, Problems, Summary, Humor, Cynicism“We are stuck with technology when all we really want is just stuff that works. How do you recognize something that is still technology? A good clue is if it comes with a manual.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Simplicity, Functionality, Frustration, User Experience
Douglas Adams Technology, Simplicity, Functionality, Frustration, User Experience