“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.”
— Douglas Adams
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“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
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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.”
— Douglas Adams
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“The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
— Douglas Adams
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“Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
— Douglas Adams
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“Life is wasted on the living.”
— Douglas Adams
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“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.”
— Douglas Adams
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“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”
— Douglas Adams
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“He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher… or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.”
— Douglas Adams
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“To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.”
— Douglas Adams
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“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.”
— Douglas Adams
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