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Douglas Adams

11 quotes

We may not know everything about Douglas Adams, but we know they had a way with words. Douglas Adams's observations on Time are as sharp as their thoughts on Learning, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Discover 12 of Douglas Adams's most memorable quotes, ranging across Time, Learning, Money, Love, and Life. To get a sense of their style, try: "Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

“Time is bunk.”

— Douglas Adams

Time

All Quotes by Douglas Adams

“He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.”

— Douglas Adams

Dreams

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

— Douglas Adams

Funny

“Life is wasted on the living.”

— Douglas Adams

Life

“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

Family

“The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

— Douglas Adams

Learning

“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

Experience

“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”

— Douglas Adams

Time

“To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.”

— Douglas Adams

Money

“Time is bunk.”

— Douglas Adams

Time

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

— Douglas Adams

Design

“Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

— Douglas Adams

Learning