Quotes by Douglas Adams

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… The truth of the matter is, that most English people don’t know how to make tea anymore either, and most people drink cheap instant coffee instead, which is a pity, and gives Americans the impression that the English are just generally clueless about hot stimulants.

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…and the renewed shock had nearly made him spill his drink. He drained it quickly before anything serious happened to it. He then had another quick one to follow the first one down and check that it was all right.

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…and the Universe, … will explode later for your pleasure.

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…they discovered only a small asteroid inhabited by a solitary old man who claimed repeatedly that nothing was true, though he was later discovered to be lying.

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‘The difficulty with this conversation,’ said Arthur after a sort of pondering look had crawled slowly across his face like a mountaineer negotiating a tricky outcrop, ‘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

Different

Tree

‘These things will become clear to you,’ said the old man gently, ‘at least,’ he added with slight doubt in his voice, ‘clearer than they are at the moment.’

Doubt

Men

Voice

‘Totally mad,’ he said, ‘utter nonsense. But we’ll do it because it’s brilliant nonsense.’

Brilliant

Mad

Statistics

“Does God know he [exists]?” “Of course he does. Otherwise, you could not have asked the question, and I could not have answered.”

Courses

Doe

God Knows

“I refuse to prove that I exist” says God, “for proof denies faith, and without faith, I am nothing.” “Oh,” says man, “but the Babel Fish is a dead give-away, isn’t it? It proves You exist, and so therefore You don’t. Q.E.D.” “Oh, I hadn’t thought of that,” says God, who promptly vanishes in a puff of logic.

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Giving

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“I think we have different value systems.” “Well, mine’s better.”

Arthur

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Thinking

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Quotes by Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

… The truth of the matter is, that most English people don’t know how to make tea anymore either, and most people drink cheap instant coffee instead, which is a pity, and gives Americans the impression that the English are just generally clueless about hot stimulants.

…and the renewed shock had nearly made him spill his drink. He drained it quickly before anything serious happened to it. He then had another quick one to follow the first one down and check that it was all right.

…and the Universe, … will explode later for your pleasure.

…they discovered only a small asteroid inhabited by a solitary old man who claimed repeatedly that nothing was true, though he was later discovered to be lying.

‘These things will become clear to you,’ said the old man gently, ‘at least,’ he added with slight doubt in his voice, ‘clearer than they are at the moment.’

‘Totally mad,’ he said, ‘utter nonsense. But we’ll do it because it’s brilliant nonsense.’

“Does God know he [exists]?” “Of course he does. Otherwise, you could not have asked the question, and I could not have answered.”

“I think we have different value systems.” “Well, mine’s better.”

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