| 52 Famous Quotes by Douglas Adams
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“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
Questioning Quotes |
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“There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened.”
Universe Quotes |
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“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”
Appreciation Quotes |
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“There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened.”
Bizarre Quotes |
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“The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones I've had of late. Which, as I explained, have mostly been with trees.”
Conversation Quotes |
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“Dreams are like stars...you may never touch them, but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny.”
Destiny Quotes |
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“I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.”
Direction Quotes |
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“Any belief worth having must survive doubt”
Doubt Quotes |
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“The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair”
Errors Quotes |
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“Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support.”
Funny Quotes |
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“The impossible often has a kind of integrity which the merely improbable lacks.”
Impossibility Quotes |
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“There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened.”
Inexplicable Quotes |
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“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.”
Intention Quotes |
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“It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear”
Language Quotes |
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“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”
Learning Quotes |
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“Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.”
Learning Quotes |
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“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”
Mankind Quotes |
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“The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind.”
Mind Quotes |
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“Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much...the wheel, New York, wars and so on...while all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man...for precisely the same reason.”
New york Quotes |
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“Totally mad. Utter nonsense. But we'll do it because it's brilliant nonsense.”
Nonsense Quotes |
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“Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.”
Presidency Quotes |
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“It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.”
Problems Quotes |
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“Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I wasn't previously aware of”
Safety Quotes |
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“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 drug store, but that's just peanuts to space.”
Space Quotes |
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“There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened.”
Theory Quotes |
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