Obviously somebody had been appallingly incompetent and he hoped to God it wasn't him.
Douglas Adams
Incompetence, Self-doubt, Humor, Responsibility, Anxiety
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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.” Douglas Adams
Perspective, Astronomy, Human Nature, Normality, Cosmic Scale
Douglas Adams Perspective, Astronomy, Human Nature, Normality, Cosmic Scale“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“Who should play the lead role in a film about me? Dunno. Danny De Vito? Jeff Goldblum? Meryl Streep? Someone of that kind.” Douglas Adams
Casting, Self-perception, Humor, Film, Hypothetical
Douglas Adams Casting, Self-perception, Humor, Film, Hypothetical“The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Reality, Perception, Contradiction, Guide
Douglas Adams Humor, Reality, Perception, Contradiction, Guide“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“I think you get most of the most interesting work done in fields where people don't think they're doing art but are merely practicing a craft and working as good craftsmen. 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
Art, Craft, Writing, Professionalism, Skill
Douglas Adams Art, Craft, Writing, Professionalism, Skill“Don't you understand that we need to be childish in order to understand? Only a child sees things with perfect clarity, because it hasn't developed all those filters which prevent us from seeing things that we don't expect to see.” Douglas Adams
Childhood, Perception, Understanding, Wisdom, Clarity
Douglas Adams Childhood, Perception, Understanding, Wisdom, Clarity“Look at a book. A book is the right size to be a book. They're solar-powered. If you drop them, they keep on being a book. You can find your place in microseconds. Books are really good at being books, and no matter what happens, books will survive.” Douglas Adams
Books, Technology, Durability, Appreciation, Humor
Douglas Adams Books, Technology, Durability, Appreciation, Humor“The impossible often has a kind of integrity which the merely improbable lacks.” Douglas Adams
Impossibility, Probability, Integrity, Philosophy, Perspective
Douglas Adams Impossibility, Probability, Integrity, Philosophy, Perspective“If they don't keep exercising their lips, he thought, their brains start working.” Douglas Adams
Conversation, Thinking, Humor, Silence, Intelligence
Douglas Adams Conversation, Thinking, Humor, Silence, Intelligence“I think media are at their most interesting before anybody's thought of calling them art, when people still think they're just a load of junk.” Douglas Adams
Media, Art, Perception, Creativity, Cultural Evolution
Douglas Adams Media, Art, Perception, Creativity, Cultural Evolution“Alone of all the races on earth, they seem to be free from the 'Grass is Greener on the other side of the fence' syndrome, and roundly proclaim that Australia is, in fact, the other side of that fence.” Douglas Adams
Australia, Contentment, Humor, Cultural Observation, Perspective
Douglas Adams Australia, Contentment, Humor, Cultural Observation, Perspective“Just when you think that you have experienced all the wonders that this world has to offer, you round a peak and suddenly think you're doing the whole thing over again, but this time on drugs.” Douglas Adams
Wonder, Experience, Perspective, Drugs, Humor
Douglas Adams Wonder, Experience, Perspective, Drugs, Humor“Everything you see or hear or experience in any way at all is specific to you. You create a universe by perceiving it, so everything in the universe you perceive is specific to you.” Douglas Adams
Perception, Reality, Individuality, Universe, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Perception, Reality, Individuality, Universe, Philosophy“I don't believe it. Prove it to me and I still won't believe it.” Douglas Adams
Skepticism, Stubbornness, Humor, Belief, Logic
Douglas Adams Skepticism, Stubbornness, Humor, Belief, Logic“All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.” Douglas Adams
Opinions, Logic, Argument, Quality, Critical Thinking
Douglas Adams Opinions, Logic, Argument, Quality, Critical Thinking“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“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