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“I really didn't foresee the Internet. But then, neither did the computer industry. Not that that tells us very much of course – the computer industry didn't even foresee that the century was going to end.” Douglas Adams
Internet, Technology, Prediction, Humor, Industry
Douglas Adams Internet, Technology, Prediction, Humor, Industry“The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.” Douglas Adams
Description, Humor, Science Fiction, Imagery, Contradiction
Douglas Adams Description, Humor, Science Fiction, Imagery, Contradiction“To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem.” Douglas Adams
People, Problems, Summary, Humor, Cynicism
Douglas Adams People, Problems, Summary, Humor, Cynicism“If you stick a Babel fish in your ear you can instantly understand anything said to you in any form of language.” Douglas Adams
Translation, Science Fiction, Communication, Technology, Hitchhiker’s Guide
Douglas Adams Translation, Science Fiction, Communication, Technology, Hitchhiker’s Guide“If I were not an atheist, I think I would have to be a Catholic because if it wasn't the forces of natural selection that designed fish, It must have been an Italian.” Douglas Adams
Atheism, Religion, Humor, Design, Evolution
Douglas Adams Atheism, Religion, Humor, Design, Evolution“The reason why so many sects hang around airports looking for converts: they know that people there are at their most vulnerable and perplexed, and ready to accept any kind of guidance.” Douglas Adams
Religion, Vulnerability, Airports, Conversion, Human Psychology
Douglas Adams Religion, Vulnerability, Airports, Conversion, Human Psychology“Beethoven tells you what it's like to be Beethoven and Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe.” Douglas Adams
Music, Composers, Humanity, Universe, Perspective
Douglas Adams Music, Composers, Humanity, Universe, Perspective“My own strategy is to find a car, or the nearest equivalent, which looks as if it knows where it's going and follow it. I rarely end up where I was intending to go, but often I end up somewhere I needed to be.” Douglas Adams
Navigation, Serendipity, Life Strategy, Humor, Fate
Douglas Adams Navigation, Serendipity, Life Strategy, Humor, Fate“Of course, the computer isn't any of these things. These are all things we were previously familiar with from the real world, which we have modelled in the computer so that we can use the damn thing. Which should tell us something interesting. The computer is actually a modelling device.” Douglas Adams
Computers, Technology, Modeling, Perception, Understanding
Douglas Adams Computers, Technology, Modeling, Perception, Understanding“The usual method of finding a little dongly thing that actually matches a gizmo I want to use is to go and buy another one, at a price that can physically drive the air from your body.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Frustration, Consumerism, Humor, Compatibility
Douglas Adams Technology, Frustration, Consumerism, Humor, Compatibility“Space is really big-REALLY big. Space is unimaginably big.” Douglas Adams
Space, Scale, Perspective, Repetition, Emphasis
Douglas Adams Space, Scale, Perspective, Repetition, Emphasis“Space is really big— REALLY big.” Douglas Adams
Space, Vastness, Understatement, Humor, Perspective
Douglas Adams Space, Vastness, Understatement, Humor, Perspective“I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?” Douglas Adams
Judgment, Perspective, Humor, Opinion, Self-deprecation
Douglas Adams Judgment, Perspective, Humor, Opinion, Self-deprecation“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“One always overcompensates for disabilities. I'm thinking of having my entire body surgically removed.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Disability, Overcompensation, Absurdity, Self-deprecation
Douglas Adams Humor, Disability, Overcompensation, Absurdity, Self-deprecation“It was one of those pictures that children are supposed to like but don't. Full of endearing little animals doing endearing things, you know?” Douglas Adams
Childhood, Expectations, Art, Criticism, Observation
Douglas Adams Childhood, Expectations, Art, Criticism, Observation“First you had to fight the Stones fans, which was tricky because they fought dirty and had their knuckles nearer the ground.” Douglas Adams
Music Fandom, Humor, Conflict, Stereotypes, Rock Culture
Douglas Adams Music Fandom, Humor, Conflict, Stereotypes, Rock Culture