1,082 Quotes by Douglas Adams

I'm a scientist and I know what constitutes proof. But the reason I call myself by my childhood name is to remind myself that a scientist must also be absolutely like a child. If he sees a thing, he must say that he sees it, whether it was what he thought he was going to see or not. See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that.

What's up?" [asked Ford.]"I don't know," said Marvin, "I've never been there.

My capacity for happiness," he added, "you could fit into a matchbox without taking out the matches first

Reality is frequently inaccurate.

There is no point in using the word 'impossible' to describe something that has clearly happened.

He was alone with his thoughts. They were extremely unpleasant thoughts and he would rather have had a chaperon.

He stood up straight and looked the world squarely in the fields and hills. To add weight to his words he stuck the rabbit bone in his hair. He spread his arm out wide. "I will go mad!" he annouced.

So the hours are pretty good then?' he resumed.The Vogon stared down at him as sluggish thoughts moiled around in the murky depths.Yeah,' he said, 'but now you come to mention it, most of the actual minutes are pretty lousy.

Beethoven tells you what it's like to be Beethoven and Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe.