Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.
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Douglas Adams
British author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979). Also wrote for Doctor Who and campaigned for endangered species until his death in 2001.
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I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is.
For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.
The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.
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.
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.
I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer.