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.

—Douglas Adams

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Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter. He wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which originated in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy, before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 14 million copies in...

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The last time anybody made a list of the top hundred character attributes of New Yorkers, common sense snuck in at number 79.

—Douglas Adams

It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear.

—Douglas Adams

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Even he, to whom most things that most people would think were pretty smart were pretty dumb, thought it was pretty smart.

—Douglas Adams

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

—Douglas Adams

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Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.

—Douglas Adams

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More quotations tagged with “discovery”

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance—it is the illusion of knowledge.

—Daniel J. Boorstin

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind.

—Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.

There's so much more to life than finding someone who will want you, or being sad over someone who doesn't. There's a lot of wonderful time to be spent discovering yourself without hoping someone will fall in love with you along the way, and it doesn't need to be painful or empty. You need to fill yourself up with love. Not anyone else. Become a whole being on your own. Go on adventures, fall asleep in the woods with friends, wander around the city at night, sit in a coffee shop on your own, write on bathroom stalls, leave notes in library books, dress up for yourself, give to others, smile a lot. Do all things with love, but don't romanticize life like you can't survive without it. Live for yourself and be happy on your own. It isn't any less beautiful.

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