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Douglas’ Guide to the 2010 Galaxy

January 6th, 2010
Douglas Adams, that is … and re-reading – and re-thinking – his wit and wisdom is one of my favorite ways to start each new year.

His quotes are in no particular order; and all of them are worth thinking about.  Enjoy!

  • “Anything that happens happens, anything that in happening causes something else to happen causes something else to happen, and anything that in happening causes itself to happen again, happens again. Although not necessarily in chronological order.”
  • “We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.”
  • “A learning experience is one of those things that say, “You know that thing you just did? Don’t do that.”
  • “Some say that the universe is made so that when we are about to understand it it changes into something even more incomprehensible. And then there are those who say that this has already happened.”
  • “We are not an endangered species ourselves yet, but this is not for lack of trying.”
  • “A learning experience is one of those things that say, “You know that thing you just did? Don’t do that.”
  • “Some say that the universe is made so that when we are about to understand it it changes into something even more incomprehensible. And then there are those who say that this has already happened.
  • “We are not an endangered species ourselves yet, but this is not for lack of trying.”
  • “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.”
  • “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.”
  • “A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”
  • “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.”
  • “You live and learn. At any rate, you live.”
  • “He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it. ”
  • “When you blame others, you give up your power to change.”
  • “Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
  • “The impossible often has a kind of integrity the merely improbable lacks.”
  • “Once you do know what the question actually is, you’ll know what the answer means.”
  • “Let the past hold on to itself and let the present move forward into the future.”
  • “Everybody has their moment of great opportunity in life. If you happen to miss the one you care about, then everything else becomes eerily easy.”
  • “See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that.”
  • “Anything that thinks logically can be fooled by something else that thinks at least as logically as it does.”
  • “See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that.”
  • “There’s always a moment when you start to fall out of love, whether it’s with a person or an idea or a cause, even if it’s one you only narrate to yourself years after the event: a tiny thing, a wrong word, a false note, which means that things can never be quite the same again.”
  • “Life is wasted on the living.”
  • “The complexities of cause and effect defy analysis.”
  • “The impossible often has a kind of integrity which the merely improbable lacks.”
  • “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they go by.”
  • “It’s not the fall that kills you, it’s the sudden stop at the end.”
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Douglas' Guide to the 2010 Galaxy

January 6th, 2010
Douglas Adams, that is … and re-reading – and re-thinking – his wit and wisdom is one of my favorite ways to start each new year.

His quotes are in no particular order; and all of them are worth thinking about.  Enjoy!

  • “Anything that happens happens, anything that in happening causes something else to happen causes something else to happen, and anything that in happening causes itself to happen again, happens again. Although not necessarily in chronological order.”
  • “We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.”
  • “A learning experience is one of those things that say, “You know that thing you just did? Don’t do that.”
  • “Some say that the universe is made so that when we are about to understand it it changes into something even more incomprehensible. And then there are those who say that this has already happened.”
  • “We are not an endangered species ourselves yet, but this is not for lack of trying.”
  • “A learning experience is one of those things that say, “You know that thing you just did? Don’t do that.”
  • “Some say that the universe is made so that when we are about to understand it it changes into something even more incomprehensible. And then there are those who say that this has already happened.
  • “We are not an endangered species ourselves yet, but this is not for lack of trying.”
  • “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.”
  • “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.”
  • “A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”
  • “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.”
  • “You live and learn. At any rate, you live.”
  • “He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it. ”
  • “When you blame others, you give up your power to change.”
  • “Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
  • “The impossible often has a kind of integrity the merely improbable lacks.”
  • “Once you do know what the question actually is, you’ll know what the answer means.”
  • “Let the past hold on to itself and let the present move forward into the future.”
  • “Everybody has their moment of great opportunity in life. If you happen to miss the one you care about, then everything else becomes eerily easy.”
  • “See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that.”
  • “Anything that thinks logically can be fooled by something else that thinks at least as logically as it does.”
  • “See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that.”
  • “There’s always a moment when you start to fall out of love, whether it’s with a person or an idea or a cause, even if it’s one you only narrate to yourself years after the event: a tiny thing, a wrong word, a false note, which means that things can never be quite the same again.”
  • “Life is wasted on the living.”
  • “The complexities of cause and effect defy analysis.”
  • “The impossible often has a kind of integrity which the merely improbable lacks.”
  • “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they go by.”
  • “It’s not the fall that kills you, it’s the sudden stop at the end.”
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life, the universe, and other awesome douglas adams quotes

December 20th, 2009

Writer Douglas Adams (1952 – 2001) left behind some of my all time favorite quotes:

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

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

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.

He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.

There is a theory which states that if ever anybody 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.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

Anything that happens, happens. Anthing that, in happening, causes something else to happen, causes something else to happen. Anything that, in happening, causes itself to happen again, happens again. It doesn’t necessarily do it in chronological order, though.

It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.

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