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10 years ago

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
Douglas Adams

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
Douglas Adams

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?
Douglas Adams

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.
Douglas Adams

This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
Douglas Adams

Life is wasted on the living.
Douglas Adams

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Comments (2)

lilosophie
10 years ago
Thank you for Douglas Adams quotes! We need people like him!
mawheel
10 years ago
I don't who Douglas Adams is, but I like his sense of humor! Guess I'd better Google him and find out.

Thanks, Don, for both entertaining and educating me.
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