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Douglas Adams quotes about time

English Playwright, Writer March 11, 1952 – May 11, 2001

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Douglas Adams quote: "Why are people born? Why do they die? Why do they want to..."
Why are people born? Why do they die? Why do they want to spend so much of the intervening time wearing digital watches? Douglas Adams
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy offers this definition ofthe word "Infinite". Infinite: Bigger than the biggest thing ever and then some. Much bigger than that in fact, really amazingly immense, atotally stunning size, "wow, that's big", time. Infinity is just sobig that by comparison, bigness itself looks really titchy. Gigantic multiplied by colossal multiplied by staggeringlyhuge is the sort of concept we're trying to get across here. Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams quote: "NO ADMITTANCE.NOT EVEN TO AUTHORISED PERSONNEL.YOU ARE WASTING..."
NO ADMITTANCE.NOT EVEN TO AUTHORISED PERSONNEL.YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME HERE.GO AWAY. Douglas Adams
What is the point? We assume that every time we do anything we know what the consequences will be, i. e., more or less what we intend them to be. This is not only not always correct. It is wildly, crazily, stupidly, cross-eyed-blithering-insectly wrong! Douglas Adams
Virtually everything we were told in Indonesia turned out not to be true, sometimes almost immediately. The only exception to this was when we were told that something would happen immediately, in which case it turned out not to be true over an extended period of time. Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams quote: "Having not said anything the first time, it was somehow even..."
Having not said anything the first time, it was somehow even more difficult to broach the subject the second time around. Douglas Adams
The only moral it is possible to draw from this story is that one should never throw the Q letter into a privet bush, but unfortunately there are times when it is unavoidable. Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams quote: "Fifteen years was a long time to be stranded anywhere,..."
Fifteen years was a long time to be stranded anywhere, particularly somewhere as mind-boggingly dull as Earth. Douglas Adams
Ok," he said, "I don't like to disturb you at what I know must be a difficult and distressing time for you, but I need to know first of all if you actually realize that this is a difficult and distressing time for you. Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams quote: "Time is not currently one of my problems. - Arthur Dent"
Time is not currently one of my problems. - Arthur Dent Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams quote: "There was an accident with a contraceptive and a time machine."
There was an accident with a contraceptive and a time machine. Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams quote: "Time is bunk."
Time is bunk. Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams quote: "There was an accident with a contraceptive and a time machine...."
There was an accident with a contraceptive and a time machine. Now concentrate! Douglas Adams
The only thing nicer than a phone that didn't ring all the time (or indeed at all) was six phones that didn't ring all the time (or indeed at all). Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams quote: "Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad..."
Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now? Douglas Adams

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