Douglas Adams Quotes
All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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I will do today what others won't so I can do tomorrow what others can't.
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Growing up in the public eye was really tough. When you're 14 and your body is changing, your life is changing, and people are watching every step you make, it's really hard to deal with. But I was pretty lucky, people didn't watch me that closely.
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Shooting is very challenging because 10 metre air rifle you have different rules, short gun you have different rules.
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You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
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Very often, the judgments by ordinary citizens may be better than those by professional economists, being more rooted in reality and less narrowly focused.
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Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
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I really was about to pass out during my entire wedding. I just didn't know if I could marry anybody.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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The two championship contenders, Dario Franchitti and Will Power, are starting right next to each other in the middle of the grid. Honestly, if I can be fast enough early in the race to be able to get up there and latch onto those two, it will be pure entertainment. It's going to be a pack race, and you never know how that's going to turn out.
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I think I'm a good judge of character.
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Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
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I had a dream cast when Dan first went off and wrote 'Ghostbusters 3' by himself. It was so long ago that my dream cast was Ben Stiller, Chris Farley, and Chris Rock. That would have been cool. Now, a lot of time has passed, and there are a lot of young funny people.
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Two truths are all too often overshadowed in today's political discourse: Public service is a most honorable pursuit, and so is bipartisanship.
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I never want to change so much that people can't recognize me.
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At one point, I had 14 pairs of golf shoes.
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I've been working straight since 2003, so I might just want to take an improv or theater class. That excites me. I can't wait to do different characters - not necessarily the leading chick who gets the guy, but the weird, freaky cousin.
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If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.
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We do need different types of propulsion to get to Mars. I wrote one of the first Ph.D. theses on that in the 1960s.
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On YouTube, when you have a big viral success with a song that isn't your own, the natural inclination for most YouTubers is to keep doing that. What you really should do is show people that you actually have substance and can write your own music.
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I still read scripts, and if something great comes along, that's great... but this is my day job. The Row is where I go every day.
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No individual has sufficient experience, education, native ability and knowledge to ensure the accumulation of a great fortune, without the cooperation of other people.
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It's not going to help the country to be subsidizing uneconomical forms of energy - whether you call them 'green,' 'renewable' or whatever. In that case, the cure is worse than the disease.
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All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.
