Nobleness was one word for making a fuss about the trivial inevitabilities of life, but there were others.
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Nobility, Triviality, Perspective, Criticism, Language
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“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.” Douglas Adams
Human Nature, Loyalty, Gratitude, Cynicism, Animals
Douglas Adams Human Nature, Loyalty, Gratitude, Cynicism, Animals“Very deep. You should send that in to the Reader's Digest. They've got a page for people like you.” Douglas Adams
Sarcasm, Humor, Criticism, Writing, Popular Culture
Douglas Adams Sarcasm, Humor, Criticism, Writing, Popular Culture“There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory, which states that this has already happened.” Douglas Adams
Universe, Purpose, Humor, Philosophy, Theories
Douglas Adams Universe, Purpose, Humor, Philosophy, Theories“I am rarely happier than when spending an entire day programming my computer...” Douglas Adams
Computers, Happiness, Programming, Technology, Passion
Douglas Adams Computers, Happiness, Programming, Technology, Passion“People who need to bully you are the easiest to push around.” Douglas Adams
Bullying, Psychology, Strength, Weakness, Human Nature
Douglas Adams Bullying, Psychology, Strength, Weakness, Human Nature“To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.” Douglas Adams
Service, Values, Sincerity, Integrity, Business Ethics
Douglas Adams Service, Values, Sincerity, Integrity, Business Ethics“Radio did not kill books and television did not kill radio or movies – what television did kill was cinema newsreel. TV does it much better because it can deliver it instantly. Who wants last week's news?” Douglas Adams
Media Evolution, Technology, News, Progress, Obsolescence
Douglas Adams Media Evolution, Technology, News, Progress, Obsolescence“Numbers written on restaurant bills within the confines of restaurants do not follow the same mathematical laws as numbers written on any other pieces of paper in any other parts of the Universe. This single fact took the scientific world by storm.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Mathematics, Restaurants, Science, Absurdity
Douglas Adams Humor, Mathematics, Restaurants, Science, Absurdity“Moving from radio to television, you can take most of the words with you.” Douglas Adams
Media Transition, Communication, Adaptation, Words, Humor
Douglas Adams Media Transition, Communication, Adaptation, Words, Humor“Grown men, he told himself, in flat contradiction of centuries of accumulated evidence about the way grown men behave, do not behave like this.” Douglas Adams
Behavior, Maturity, Expectations, Contradiction, Humor
Douglas Adams Behavior, Maturity, Expectations, Contradiction, Humor“Who is this god person anyway?” Douglas Adams
Religion, Skepticism, Humor, Questioning, Perspective
Douglas Adams Religion, Skepticism, Humor, Questioning, Perspective“Being literate as a writer is good craft, is knowing your job, is knowing how to use your tools properly and not to damage the tools as you use them.” Douglas Adams
Writing, Craft, Professionalism, Skill, Tools
Douglas Adams Writing, Craft, Professionalism, Skill, Tools“Here's what the Encyclopedia Galactica has to say about alcohol. It says that alcohol is a colourless volatile liquid formed by the fermentation of sugars and also notes its intoxicating effect on certain carbon-based life forms.” Douglas Adams
Alcohol, Humor, Science Fiction, Definition, Intoxication
Douglas Adams Alcohol, Humor, Science Fiction, Definition, Intoxication“How many roads must a man walk down?” Douglas Adams
Questions, Life Journey, Philosophy, Humor, Reference
Douglas Adams Questions, Life Journey, Philosophy, Humor, Reference“Earth: mostly harmless.” Douglas Adams
Brevity, Humor, Perspective, Understatement, Hitchhiker’s Guide
Douglas Adams Brevity, Humor, Perspective, Understatement, Hitchhiker’s Guide“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“There is a feeling which persists in England that making a sandwich interesting, attractive, or in any way pleasant to eat is something sinful that only foreigners do.” Douglas Adams
Food, Cultural Attitudes, England, Humor, Xenophobia
Douglas Adams Food, Cultural Attitudes, England, Humor, Xenophobia“It is difficult to be sat on all day, every day, by some other creature, without forming an opinion on them. On the other hand, it is perfectly possible to sit all day, every day, on top of another creature and not have the slightest thought about them whatsoever.” Douglas Adams
Perspective, Relationships, Observation, Indifference, Humor
Douglas Adams Perspective, Relationships, Observation, Indifference, Humor“Svlad Cjelli. Popularly known as Dirk, though, again, "popular" was hardly right. Notorious, certainly; sought after, endlessly speculated about, those too were true. But popular? Only in the sense that a serious accident on the motorway might be popular – everyone slows down to have a good look, but no one will get too close to the flames. Infamous was more like it. Svlad Cjelli, infamously known as Dirk.” Douglas Adams
Character Description, Popularity, Infamy, Metaphor, Reputation
Douglas Adams Character Description, Popularity, Infamy, Metaphor, Reputation