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Technology, Quality, Market Share, Perspective, Brand Loyalty
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“Nobody got murdered before lunch. But nobody. People weren't up to it. You needed a good lunch to get both the blood-sugar and blood-lust levels up.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Murder, Food, Timing, Human Nature
Douglas Adams Humor, Murder, Food, Timing, Human Nature“As a result of all this hardship, dirt, thirst, and wombats, you would expect Australians to be a dour lot. Instead, they are genial, jolly, cheerful, and always willing to share a kind word with a stranger, unless they are an American.” Douglas Adams
Australians, Stereotypes, Humor, National Character, Americans
Douglas Adams Australians, Stereotypes, Humor, National Character, Americans“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.” Douglas Adams
Design, Foolproofing, Human Nature, Humor, Underestimation
Douglas Adams Design, Foolproofing, Human Nature, Humor, Underestimation“I used to be a great fan of doing crosswords. When you're fiddling around with anagrams, you get wonderful jumbles of syllables that become interesting.” Douglas Adams
Crosswords, Wordplay, Language, Entertainment, Creativity
Douglas Adams Crosswords, Wordplay, Language, Entertainment, Creativity“In the center lay the exploded carcass of a lonely sperm whale that hadn't lived long enough to be disappointed with its lot.” Douglas Adams
Description, Loneliness, Disappointment, Mortality, Absurdity
Douglas Adams Description, Loneliness, Disappointment, Mortality, Absurdity“I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed.” Douglas Adams
Depression, Communication, Emotions, Self-awareness, Robots
Douglas Adams Depression, Communication, Emotions, Self-awareness, Robots“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“Grown men, he told himself, in flat contradiction of centuries of accumulated evidence about the way grown men behave, do not behave like this.” Douglas Adams
Behavior, Maturity, Expectations, Contradiction, Humor
Douglas Adams Behavior, Maturity, Expectations, Contradiction, Humor“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“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“Lovers of print are simply confusing the plate for the food.” Douglas Adams
Books, Technology, Metaphor, Change, Reading
Douglas Adams Books, Technology, Metaphor, Change, Reading“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“Pardon me for breathing, which I never do any way so I don't know why I bother to say it, oh God, I'm so depressed.” Douglas Adams
Depression, Sarcasm, Existence, Robots, Humor
Douglas Adams Depression, Sarcasm, Existence, Robots, Humor“Years and years ago, I did a game based on 'Hitchhiker's Guide' with a company called Infocom, which was a great company. They were doing witty, intelligent, literate games based on text.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Games, Writing, Adaptation, Nostalgia
Douglas Adams Technology, Games, Writing, Adaptation, Nostalgia“The lights went out in his eyes for absolutely the very last time ever.” Douglas Adams
Death, Finality, Description, Metaphor, Dramatic
Douglas Adams Death, Finality, Description, Metaphor, Dramatic“Who is this god person anyway?” Douglas Adams
Religion, Skepticism, Humor, Questioning, Perspective
Douglas Adams Religion, Skepticism, Humor, Questioning, Perspective“It takes an awful lot of time to not write a book.” Douglas Adams
Writing, Procrastination, Humor, Creativity, Time Management
Douglas Adams Writing, Procrastination, Humor, Creativity, Time Management“In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.” Douglas Adams
Nostalgia, Gender Roles, Humor, Science Fiction, Stereotypes
Douglas Adams Nostalgia, Gender Roles, Humor, Science Fiction, Stereotypes