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.
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“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“I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is.” Douglas Adams
Understanding, Questions, Problems, Philosophy, Perspective
Douglas Adams Understanding, Questions, Problems, Philosophy, Perspective“This planet has – or rather had – a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much all of the time.” Douglas Adams
Earth, Unhappiness, Humor, Human Condition, Perspective
Douglas Adams Earth, Unhappiness, Humor, Human Condition, Perspective“If life is going to exist in a Universe of this size, then the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion.” Douglas Adams
Universe, Perspective, Life, Humor, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Universe, Perspective, Life, Humor, Philosophy“People wanted me to do a CD-ROM of 'Hitchhiker's,' and I thought, 'No, no.' I didn't want to just sort of reverse-engineer yet another thing from a book I'd already written. I think that the digital media are interesting enough in their own right to be worth originating something in.” Douglas Adams
Creativity, Technology, Adaptation, Innovation, Digital Media
Douglas Adams Creativity, Technology, Adaptation, Innovation, Digital Media“The bowler approached the wicket at a lope, a trot, and then a run. He suddenly exploded in a flurry of arms and legs, out of which flew a ball.” Douglas Adams
Cricket, Sports, Description, Humor, Movement
Douglas Adams Cricket, Sports, Description, Humor, Movement“Did you know, young lady," said Watkin to her, "that the Book of Revelation was written on Patmos? It was indeed. By Saint John the Divine, as you know. To me it shows very clear signs of having been written while waiting for a ferry. Oh, yes, I think so. It starts off, doesn't it, with that kind of dreaminess you get when you're killing time, getting bored, you know, just making things up, and then gradually grows to a sort of climax of hallucinatory despair.” Douglas Adams
Religion, Humor, Literary Criticism, Boredom, Imagination
Douglas Adams Religion, Humor, Literary Criticism, Boredom, Imagination“The officer's next point was that I wasn't in the universe, I was in England, a point that has been made to me before.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Perspective, Bureaucracy, Absurdity, Nationality
Douglas Adams Humor, Perspective, Bureaucracy, Absurdity, Nationality“Arthur blinked at the screens and felt he was missing something important. Suddenly he realized what it was. "Is there any tea on this spaceship?" he asked.” Douglas Adams
Tea, Priorities, Spaceship, Humor, British Culture
Douglas Adams Tea, Priorities, Spaceship, Humor, British Culture“Lots of people are not in the business you think they're in. Xerox, for instance, is in the business of selling toner cartridges. All that mucking about they do developing high-tech copying and printing machines is just creating a commodity market in toner cartridges, which is where their profit lies. Television companies are not in the business of delivering television programmes to their audience, they're in the business of delivering audiences to their advertisers.” Douglas Adams
Business, Perception, Profit, Marketing, Media
Douglas Adams Business, Perception, Profit, Marketing, Media“2,000 years ago one man got nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be if everyone was nice to each other for a change.” Douglas Adams
Religion, Kindness, History, Cynicism, Social Commentary
Douglas Adams Religion, Kindness, History, Cynicism, Social Commentary“It's good to leave your room super-messy when you're away. Whoever tries to break into your room will thought it has already been ransacked.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Security, Messiness, Deception, Travel Tips
Douglas Adams Humor, Security, Messiness, Deception, Travel Tips“Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” Douglas Adams
Flying, Humor, Absurdity, Perspective, Learning
Douglas Adams Flying, Humor, Absurdity, Perspective, Learning“The bird that would soar above the plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.” Douglas Adams
Freedom, Tradition, Prejudice, Strength, Metaphor
Douglas Adams Freedom, Tradition, Prejudice, Strength, Metaphor“A life that is burdened with expectations is a heavy life. Its fruit is sorrow and disappointment.” Douglas Adams
Expectations, Life, Disappointment, Wisdom, Happiness
Douglas Adams Expectations, Life, Disappointment, Wisdom, Happiness“See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise, you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that.” Douglas Adams
Science, Observation, Methodology, Expectations, Advice
Douglas Adams Science, Observation, Methodology, Expectations, Advice“Time doesn't necessarily happen in chronological order.” Douglas Adams
Time, Perspective, Physics, Causality, Non-linearity
Douglas Adams Time, Perspective, Physics, Causality, Non-linearity“It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Problem-solving, Food, Absurdity, Understatement
Douglas Adams Humor, Problem-solving, Food, Absurdity, Understatement“It's part of the shape of the Universe. I only have to talk to somebody and they begin to hate me.” Douglas Adams
Universe, Communication, Self-deprecation, Relationships, Humor
Douglas Adams Universe, Communication, Self-deprecation, Relationships, Humor“Religion doesn't seem to work like that; it has certain ideas at the heart of it which we call sacred or holy or whatever. That's an idea we're so familiar with, whether we subscribe to it or not, that it's kind of odd to think what it actually means, because really what it means is "Here is an idea or a notion that you're not allowed to say anything bad about; you're just not. Why not? Because you're not!” Douglas Adams
Religion, Sacred, Criticism, Ideas, Social Norms
Douglas Adams Religion, Sacred, Criticism, Ideas, Social Norms