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Responsibility, Avoidance, Existence, Accountability, Advice
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More Douglas Adams Quotes
“In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.” Douglas Adams
Flying, Humor, Absurdity, Instructions, Perspective
Douglas Adams Flying, Humor, Absurdity, Instructions, Perspective“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“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“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“The hardest assumption to challenge is the one you don't even know you are making.” Douglas Adams
Assumptions, Challenge, Self-awareness, Critical Thinking, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Assumptions, Challenge, Self-awareness, Critical Thinking, Philosophy“I wanted to be John Cleese. It took me some time to realise that the job was taken.” Douglas Adams
Aspiration, Humor, Realization, Identity, Career
Douglas Adams Aspiration, Humor, Realization, Identity, Career“If it could not possibly be done, then obviously it had been done impossibly. The question was how?” Douglas Adams
Logic, Impossibility, Problem-solving, Humor, Paradox
Douglas Adams Logic, Impossibility, Problem-solving, Humor, Paradox“If we see you smoking we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Smoking, Warning, Absurdity, Safety
Douglas Adams Humor, Smoking, Warning, Absurdity, Safety“Rather than arriving five hours late and flustered, it would be better all around if he were to arrive five hours and a few extra minutes late, but triumphantly in command.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Tardiness, Perception, Attitude, Self-confidence
Douglas Adams Humor, Tardiness, Perception, Attitude, Self-confidence“There was a distinct absence of anything female in the room – the same sort of absence that a missing picture leaves behind it on a wall.” Douglas Adams
Description, Absence, Gender, Observation, Comparison
Douglas Adams Description, Absence, Gender, Observation, Comparison“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“I don't think anybody would argue now that the Internet isn't becoming a major factor in our lives. However, it's very new to us. Newsreaders still feel it is worth a special and rather worrying mention if, for instance, a crime was planned by people 'over the Internet.'” Douglas Adams
Internet, Society, Technology, Perception, Media
Douglas Adams Internet, Society, Technology, Perception, Media“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“There are some oddities in the perspective with which we see the world.” Douglas Adams
Perspective, Perception, World View, Oddities, Observation
Douglas Adams Perspective, Perception, World View, Oddities, Observation“The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind.” Douglas Adams
Exaggeration, Thought Process, Humor, Impossibility, Mental State
Douglas Adams Exaggeration, Thought Process, Humor, Impossibility, Mental State“If they don't keep exercising their lips, he thought, their brains start working.” Douglas Adams
Conversation, Thinking, Humor, Silence, Intelligence
Douglas Adams Conversation, Thinking, Humor, Silence, Intelligence“One, a young man, was tall, thin and angular; even muffled inside a heavy dark coat he walked a little like an affronted heron. The.” Douglas Adams
Description, Character, Imagery, Humor, Observation
Douglas Adams Description, Character, Imagery, Humor, Observation“The little book of instructions suggested that he should simply concentrate 'soulfully' on the question which was 'besieging' him, write it down, ponder on it, enjoy the silence, and then once he had achieved inner harmony and tranquillity he should push the red button. There wasn't a red button, but there was a blue button marked 'Red', and this Dirk took to be the one.” Douglas Adams
Instructions, Humor, Meditation, Confusion, Absurdity
Douglas Adams Instructions, Humor, Meditation, Confusion, Absurdity