Quotes by Douglas Adams about People

5 quotes by Douglas Adams about people

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A common mistake that people make when trying to design...

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

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Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely...

Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.

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In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made...

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

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It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it... anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

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The moment at which two people, approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognize each other and immediately pretend they haven t. This is to avoid the ghastly embarrassment of having to continue recognizing each other the whole...

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