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Bullying, Psychology, Strength, Weakness, Human Nature
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“The Universe, as has been observed before, is an unsettlingly big place, a fact which for the sake of a quiet life most people tend to ignore.” Douglas Adams
Universe, Perspective, Human Nature, Ignorance, Humor
Douglas Adams Universe, Perspective, Human Nature, Ignorance, Humor“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“I tend to get very suspicious of anything that thinks it's art while it's being created.” Douglas Adams
Art, Creativity, Skepticism, Process, Perspective
Douglas Adams Art, Creativity, Skepticism, Process, Perspective“Why should I want to make anything up? Life's bad enough as it is without wanting to invent any more of it.” Douglas Adams
Reality, Fiction, Cynicism, Writing, Perspective
Douglas Adams Reality, Fiction, Cynicism, Writing, Perspective“Big, bulbous, ruddy buildings with vast ballrooms, grand, angular staircases, and as many turrets and crenellations as a recreational condom. The.” Douglas Adams
Architecture, Description, Humor, Comparison, Imagery
Douglas Adams Architecture, Description, Humor, Comparison, Imagery“42 is a nice number that you can take home and introduce to your family.” Douglas Adams
Numbers, Humor, Familiarity, Absurdity, Hitchhiker’s Guide
Douglas Adams Numbers, Humor, Familiarity, Absurdity, Hitchhiker’s Guide“I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day.” Douglas Adams
Knowledge, Understanding, Ignorance, Preference, Wisdom
Douglas Adams Knowledge, Understanding, Ignorance, Preference, Wisdom“One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit of continually stating and repeating the very very obvious.” Douglas Adams
Human Nature, Observation, Repetition, Humor, Alien Perspective
Douglas Adams Human Nature, Observation, Repetition, Humor, Alien Perspective“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“First we thought the PC was a calculator. Then we found out how to turn numbers into letters with ASCII – and we thought it was a typewriter. Then we discovered graphics, and we thought it was a television. With the World Wide Web, we've realized it's a brochure.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Evolution, Perception, Computers, Internet
Douglas Adams Technology, Evolution, Perception, Computers, Internet“You see what I have done?′ he asked the ceiling, which seemed to flinch slightly at being yanked so suddenly into the conversation.” Douglas Adams
Personification, Humor, Conversation, Inanimate Objects, Self-importance
Douglas Adams Personification, Humor, Conversation, Inanimate Objects, Self-importance“If it could not possibly be done, then obviously it had been done impossibly. The question was how?” Douglas Adams
Logic, Impossibility, Problem-solving, Humor, Paradox
Douglas Adams Logic, Impossibility, Problem-solving, Humor, Paradox“I am rarely happier than when spending entire day programming my computer to perform automatically a task that it would otherwise take me a good ten seconds to do by hand.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Efficiency, Humor, Programming, Irony
Douglas Adams Technology, Efficiency, Humor, Programming, Irony“Beauty doesn't have to be about anything. What's a vase about? What's a sunset or a flower about? What, for that matter, is Mozart's Twenty-third Piano Concerto about?” Douglas Adams
Beauty, Art, Meaning, Philosophy, Perspective
Douglas Adams Beauty, Art, Meaning, Philosophy, Perspective“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“If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a nonworking cat.” Douglas Adams
Curiosity, Cats, Humor, Science, Observation
Douglas Adams Curiosity, Cats, Humor, Science, Observation“One is never alone with a rubber duck.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Companionship, Absurdity, Objects, Comfort
Douglas Adams Humor, Companionship, Absurdity, Objects, Comfort“What does it matter? Science has achieved some wonderful things, of course, but I'd far rather be happy than right any day.” Douglas Adams
Happiness, Science, Priorities, Philosophy, Contentment
Douglas Adams Happiness, Science, Priorities, Philosophy, Contentment