Douglas Adams quotes

Douglas Adams was a British author and humorist, best known for writing "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." His work is celebrated for its wit, satire, and imaginative storytelling. He inspired generations of fans with his unique sense of humor and thought-provoking ideas. Here are 395 of his quotes:

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. (Douglas Adams)
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. View quote
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I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by. View quote
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He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot. View quote
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For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen. View quote
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You live and learn. At any rate, you live. View quote
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It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes. View quote
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If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now. View quote
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If they don't keep exercising their lips, he thought, their brains start working. View quote
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There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what 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 theory which states that this has already happened. View quote
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In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry and has been wisely regarded as a bad move. (Douglas Adams)
He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife. View quote
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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. View quote
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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 and repair. View quote
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Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. View quote
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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. View quote
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Life is wasted on the living. View quote
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Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner. View quote
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If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands. View quote
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I don't believe it. Prove it to me and I still won't believe it. View quote
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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. (Douglas Adams)
Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules. View quote
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I'd far rather be happy than right any day. View quote
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I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer. View quote
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Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too? View quote
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Photo: Michael Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: English Author
Born: March 11, 1952
Died: May 11, 2001
Quotes count: 395
Wikipedia: Douglas Adams

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