Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?
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Beauty, Belief, Skepticism, Nature, Rationality
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More Douglas Adams Quotes
“The little waiter's eyebrows wandered about his forehead in confusion.” Douglas Adams
Description, Confusion, Humor, Facial Expressions, Personification
Douglas Adams Description, Confusion, Humor, Facial Expressions, Personification“But the fourth, the many-to-many, we didn't have at all before the coming of the Internet, which, of course, runs on fiberoptics. It's communication between us that forms the fourth age of sand.” Douglas Adams
Internet, Communication, Technology, Progress, Social Connectivity
Douglas Adams Internet, Communication, Technology, Progress, Social Connectivity“Anything that thinks logically can be fooled by something else that thinks at least as logically as it does.” Douglas Adams
Logic, Deception, Thinking, Intelligence, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Logic, Deception, Thinking, Intelligence, Philosophy“Siamese Cats have a way of staring at you. Those who have walked in on the Queen cleaning her teeth will know the expression.” Douglas Adams
Cats, Humor, Observation, Royalty, Comparison
Douglas Adams Cats, Humor, Observation, Royalty, Comparison“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“This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.” Douglas Adams
Time, Confusion, Humor, Days, Personal Quirks
Douglas Adams Time, Confusion, Humor, Days, Personal Quirks“But it was the chance carelessness of it which particularly appealed to Dirk because words used carelessly, as if they did not matter in any serious way, often allowed otherwise well-guarded truths to seep through.” Douglas Adams
Language, Truth, Carelessness, Observation, Communication
Douglas Adams Language, Truth, Carelessness, Observation, Communication“It's good to leave your room super-messy when you're away. Whoever tries to break into your room will thought it has already been ransacked.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Security, Messiness, Deception, Travel Tips
Douglas Adams Humor, Security, Messiness, Deception, Travel Tips“Shee, you guys are so unhip it's a wonder your bums don't fall off.” Douglas Adams
Coolness, Humor, Insult, Slang, Exaggeration
Douglas Adams Coolness, Humor, Insult, Slang, Exaggeration“A cup of tea would restore my normality.” Douglas Adams
Tea, Normality, British Culture, Comfort, Simplicity
Douglas Adams Tea, Normality, British Culture, Comfort, Simplicity“It's guff. It doesn't advance the action. It makes for nice fat books such as the American market thrives on, but it doesn't actually get you anywhere.” Douglas Adams
Writing Critique, Literary Market, Storytelling, Criticism, Brevity
Douglas Adams Writing Critique, Literary Market, Storytelling, Criticism, Brevity“I always thought something was fundamentally wrong with the universe.” Douglas Adams
Universe, Perspective, Dissatisfaction, Humor, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Universe, Perspective, Dissatisfaction, Humor, Philosophy“The socially correct way of pouring tea is to put the milk in after the tea. Social correctness has traditionally had nothing whatever to do with reason, logic, or physics. In fact, in England it is generally considered socially incorrect to know stuff or think about things. It's worth bearing this in mind when visiting.” Douglas Adams
Social Norms, Tea, England, Humor, Knowledge
Douglas Adams Social Norms, Tea, England, Humor, Knowledge“It was odd, Kate reflected, that people who needed to bully you were the easiest to push around.” Douglas Adams
Bullying, Psychology, Human Nature, Irony, Reflection
Douglas Adams Bullying, Psychology, Human Nature, Irony, Reflection“Only by counting could humans demonstrate their independence of computers.” Douglas Adams
Humanity, Computers, Independence, Counting, Technology
Douglas Adams Humanity, Computers, Independence, Counting, Technology“Any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with.” Douglas Adams
Adventure, Preparedness, Humor, Science Fiction, Character
Douglas Adams Adventure, Preparedness, Humor, Science Fiction, Character