It is folly to say you know what is happening to other people. Only they know, if they exist. They have their own Universes of their own eyes and ears.
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Perception, Reality, Empathy, Existence, Philosophy
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More Douglas Adams Quotes
“There had been a nasty moment when his life had flashed before his eyes but he had been too preoccupied with falling and had missed all the good bits.” Douglas Adams
Near-death Experience, Humor, Distraction, Life Review, Priorities
Douglas Adams Near-death Experience, Humor, Distraction, Life Review, Priorities“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 more Susan waited, the more the doorbell didn't ring. Or the phone.” Douglas Adams
Waiting, Anticipation, Silence, Disappointment, Expectation
Douglas Adams Waiting, Anticipation, Silence, Disappointment, Expectation“There's always a moment when you start to fall out of love, whether it's with a person or an idea or a cause, even if it's one you only narrate to yourself years after the event: a tiny thing, a wrong word, a false note, which means that things can never be quite the same again.” Douglas Adams
Love, Disillusionment, Relationships, Change, Perception
Douglas Adams Love, Disillusionment, Relationships, Change, Perception“The theology of this seemed a little confused, reflected Dirk, but what was one tiny extra droplet of misinformation in such a raging torrent?” Douglas Adams
Theology, Confusion, Misinformation, Skepticism, Perspective
Douglas Adams Theology, Confusion, Misinformation, Skepticism, Perspective“There is no problem so complicated that you can't find a very simple answer to it if you look at it right.” Douglas Adams
Problem-solving, Perspective, Simplicity, Wisdom, Optimism
Douglas Adams Problem-solving, Perspective, Simplicity, Wisdom, Optimism“Most of the time spent wrestling with technologies that don't quite work yet is just not worth the effort for end users, however much fun it is for nerds like us.” Douglas Adams
Technology, User Experience, Frustration, Nerd Culture, Practicality
Douglas Adams Technology, User Experience, Frustration, Nerd Culture, Practicality“How do I know the past is not a fiction conceived to reconcile the difference between my state of mind and the present.” Douglas Adams
Memory, Reality, Perception, Time, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Memory, Reality, Perception, Time, Philosophy“Much to his annoyance, a thought popped into his mind. It was very clear and very distinct, and he had now come to recognize these thoughts for what they were. His instinct was to resist them.” Douglas Adams
Thoughts, Resistance, Self-awareness, Annoyance, Mental Processes
Douglas Adams Thoughts, Resistance, Self-awareness, Annoyance, Mental Processes“We think that the world is a solid, vivid place, full of shape and colour and solid objects like this table and this microphone and so on, but we actually create that in our heads out of the bits of information that hit the back of our eyeballs or hit our eardrums or hit our tongues or whatever.” Douglas Adams
Perception, Reality, Senses, Cognition, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Perception, Reality, Senses, Cognition, Philosophy“There are some oddities in the perspective with which we see the world.” Douglas Adams
Perspective, Perception, World View, Oddities, Observation
Douglas Adams Perspective, Perception, World View, Oddities, Observation“I find that writing is a constant battle with exactly the same problems you've always had.” Douglas Adams
Writing, Challenges, Persistence, Self-improvement, Creativity
Douglas Adams Writing, Challenges, Persistence, Self-improvement, Creativity“Believe me, it is a great deal better to find cast-iron proof that you're innocent than to languish in a cell hoping that the police – who already think you're guilty – will find it for you.” Douglas Adams
Justice, Innocence, Proactivity, Legal System, Advice
Douglas Adams Justice, Innocence, Proactivity, Legal System, Advice“The Hitch Hiker's Guide has not been an opera. It has however been a tapestry, if you count a woven bath towel as a tapestry.” Douglas Adams
Adaptation, Humor, Definition, Creativity, Perspective
Douglas Adams Adaptation, Humor, Definition, Creativity, Perspective“I didn't notice I was being set upon by a pickpocket, which I am glad of, because I like to work only with professionals.” Douglas Adams
Crime, Professionalism, Humor, Obliviousness, Standards
Douglas Adams Crime, Professionalism, Humor, Obliviousness, Standards“The Electric Monk was a labor-saving device, like a dishwasher or a video recorder. Dishwashers washed tedious dishes for you, thus saving you the bother of washing them yourself, video recorders watched tedious television for you, thus saving you the bother of looking at it yourself; Electric Monks believed things for you, thus saving you what was becoming an increasingly onerous task, that of believing all the things the world expected you to believe.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Belief, Humor, Society, Automation
Douglas Adams Technology, Belief, Humor, Society, Automation“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“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