We all like to congregate at boundary conditions. Where land meets water. Where earth meets air. Where bodies meet mind. Where space meets time. We like to be on one side, and look at the other.
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Boundaries, Human Nature, Perspective, Philosophy, Observation
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“Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.” Douglas Adams
Politics, Leadership, Humor, Cynicism, Power
Douglas Adams Politics, Leadership, Humor, Cynicism, Power“Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.” Douglas Adams
Space, Scale, Perspective, Humor, Comparison
Douglas Adams Space, Scale, Perspective, Humor, Comparison“We are not an endangered species ourselves yet, but this is not for lack of trying.” Douglas Adams
Humanity, Environment, Self-destruction, Humor, Cynicism
Douglas Adams Humanity, Environment, Self-destruction, Humor, Cynicism“Stotting is jumping upward with all four legs simultaneously. My advice: do not die until you've seen a large black poodle stotting in the snow.” Douglas Adams
Animals, Behavior, Humor, Advice, Observation
Douglas Adams Animals, Behavior, Humor, Advice, Observation“I have rooms full of little dongly things and don't want any more. Half the little dongly things I've got, I don't even know what gizmo they're for. More importantly, half the gizmos I've got, I don't know where their little dongly thing is.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Clutter, Frustration, Humor, Obsolescence
Douglas Adams Technology, Clutter, Frustration, Humor, Obsolescence“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“Humans think they are smarter than dolphins because we build cars and buildings and start wars etc., and all that dolphins do is swim in the water, eat fish and play around. Dolphins believe that they are smarter for exactly the same reasons.” Douglas Adams
Intelligence, Perspective, Species Comparison, Humor, Arrogance
Douglas Adams Intelligence, Perspective, Species Comparison, Humor, Arrogance“So you see, the major difference between someone of my age and someone of yours is not how much I know, but how much I've forgotten.” Douglas Adams
Age, Knowledge, Memory, Wisdom, Perspective
Douglas Adams Age, Knowledge, Memory, Wisdom, Perspective“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“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“When the girl sitting at the next table looked away from a moment, Dirk leaned over and took her coffee. He knew that he was perfectly safe doing this because she would simply not be able to believe that this had happened.” Douglas Adams
Audacity, Perception, Theft, Humor, Human Nature
Douglas Adams Audacity, Perception, Theft, Humor, Human Nature“I'm so great even I get tongue-tied talking to myself.” Douglas Adams
Self-importance, Humor, Irony, Ego, Self-reflection
Douglas Adams Self-importance, Humor, Irony, Ego, Self-reflection“I think a nerd is a person who uses the telephone to talk to other people about telephones. And a computer nerd therefore is somebody who uses a computer in order to use a computer.” Douglas Adams
Nerd, Technology, Definition, Humor, Self-reference
Douglas Adams Nerd, Technology, Definition, Humor, Self-reference“The future of computer power is pure simplicity.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Simplicity, Future, Computing, Prediction
Douglas Adams Technology, Simplicity, Future, Computing, Prediction“For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and satisfied, drove on into the night.” Douglas Adams
Self-reflection, Overthinking, Humor, Psychological Complexity, Satisfaction
Douglas Adams Self-reflection, Overthinking, Humor, Psychological Complexity, Satisfaction“Even a manically depressed robot is better to talk to than nobody.” Douglas Adams
Loneliness, Robots, Depression, Conversation, Humor
Douglas Adams Loneliness, Robots, Depression, Conversation, Humor“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“One is never alone with a rubber duck.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Companionship, Absurdity, Objects, Comfort
Douglas Adams Humor, Companionship, Absurdity, Objects, Comfort