So you can imagine what happens when a mainland species gets introduced to an island. It would be like introducing Al Capone, Genghis Khan and Rupert Murdoch into the Isle of Wight – the locals wouldn't stand a chance.
Douglas Adams
Ecology, Invasion, Metaphor, Humor, Islands
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“A mobile phone needs a manual in the way that a teacup doesn't.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Simplicity, Comparison, Design, Usability
Douglas Adams Technology, Simplicity, Comparison, Design, Usability“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“I find the difference, for me, between having no money and having quite a bit is that the bills get bigger. And that's it. The lifestyle doesn't change.” Douglas Adams
Money, Lifestyle, Perspective, Wealth, Irony
Douglas Adams Money, Lifestyle, Perspective, Wealth, Irony“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“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“Even the evil-looking bird perched on a rod in the bar had stopped screeching out the names and addresses of local contract killers, which was a service it provided for free.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Absurdity, Animals, Crime, Services
Douglas Adams Humor, Absurdity, Animals, Crime, Services“I always thought something was fundamentally wrong with the universe.” Douglas Adams
Universe, Perspective, Dissatisfaction, Humor, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Universe, Perspective, Dissatisfaction, Humor, Philosophy“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“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“I'm 48, which is a bit of a shock to me. Why only last year I thought I was a precocious young thing!” Douglas Adams
Age, Perception, Time, Humor, Self-image
Douglas Adams Age, Perception, Time, Humor, Self-image“This Introduction to the Introduction to the New Edition is a highly significant one in the history of Introductions. Its presence on these pages means that this book has achieved the World Record for the Number of Introductions in a Book of This Nature.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Writing, Books, Records, Absurdity
Douglas Adams Humor, Writing, Books, Records, Absurdity“Shee, you guys are so unhip it's a wonder your bums don't fall off.” Douglas Adams
Coolness, Humor, Insult, Slang, Exaggeration
Douglas Adams Coolness, Humor, Insult, Slang, Exaggeration“If God allows proof that he exists he robs people of faith and without faith what is God? Nothing.” Douglas Adams
Faith, Proof, Existence, Religion, Philosophical Paradox
Douglas Adams Faith, Proof, Existence, Religion, Philosophical Paradox“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?” Douglas Adams
Beauty, Belief, Skepticism, Nature, Rationality
Douglas Adams Beauty, Belief, Skepticism, Nature, Rationality“If there's any real truth, it's that the entire multidimensional infinity of the Universe is almost certainly being run by a bunch of maniacs.” Douglas Adams
Universe, Absurdity, Humor, Philosophy, Cynicism
Douglas Adams Universe, Absurdity, Humor, Philosophy, Cynicism“Every country is like a particular type of person. America is like a belligerent, adolescent boy; Canada is like an intelligent, 35-year-old woman. Australia is like Jack Nicholson. It comes right up to you and laughs very hard in your face in a highly threatening and engaging manner.” Douglas Adams
Countries, Personification, Humor, Cultural Comparisons, Stereotypes
Douglas Adams Countries, Personification, Humor, Cultural Comparisons, Stereotypes“We can't win against obsession. They care, we don't. They win.” Douglas Adams
Obsession, Apathy, Competition, Human Nature, Defeat
Douglas Adams Obsession, Apathy, Competition, Human Nature, Defeat“Anything that thinks logically can be fooled by something else that thinks at least as logically as it does.” Douglas Adams
Logic, Deception, Thinking, Intelligence, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Logic, Deception, Thinking, Intelligence, Philosophy“Ever since Newton, we've done science by taking things apart to see how they work. What the computer enables us to do is to put things together to see how they work: we're now synthesized rather than analysed. I find one of the most enthralling aspects of computers is limitless communication.” Douglas Adams
Science, Computers, Analysis, Synthesis, Communication
Douglas Adams Science, Computers, Analysis, Synthesis, Communication