Douglas Adams Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: March 11, 1952 - May 11, 2001

Topics

ExperienceLearnUniqueOthersHuman

Once again, no one in charge had given any thought to the possibility that a woman would be involved.

Andrea Mitchell

WomanThoughtInvolvedChargeAgain

Ultimately, I am an employee of a corporation, and that's weird and does contradict some of the things I believe in. But at the same time, I have to make a living.

Andy Hurley

TimeI AmBelieveWeirdLivingSame

To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture. It's not about winning and losing; it's about every day hard work and about thriving on a challenge. It's about embracing the pain that you'll experience at the end of a race and not being afraid. I think people think too hard and get afraid of a certain challenge.

Summer Sanders

WorkHard WorkChallengeDayPain

The regulatory systems in place disincentive innovation. It's intense to fight the red tape.

Travis Kalanick

InnovationFightRedPlaceIntense

Once people come to Australia, they join the team.

Tony Abbott

PeopleTeamAustraliaComeJoin

Here in Cameroon, football is our leading political party. It's football alone that that unites us, it's football alone that brings us good things - football is the window into our country - so we don't mess around with it.

Roger Milla

GoodAloneFootballGood ThingsMess

If talking about arts means being pretentious, a bit like being a wine critic, then I don't feel comfy with that. You can get a lot from paintings without getting mystical about brush strokes.

Mary Beard

WineFeelTalkingYouWithoutArts

You can't make good decisions without knowing the business.

Judith McKenna

GoodBusinessDecisionsYouKnowing

Nobody ever dared with Frank, because he had such mood swings, and you never knew how he was going to react. But I could tell the minute I saw him that he was going to be in my corner.

Don Rickles

YouNobodyMoodReactNeverHim

I'm not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.

Derek Jeter

MistakesNot PerfectThinkLearnYou

Flipping through the channels late at night, I'll come across 'The Longest Yard' and not be able to get up off the couch until Burt Reynolds has scored the winning touchdown.

David Shields

WinningNightLateUpGetChannels

I'm kind of looking for something with a lot less action and more talking and listening.

Brandon Routh

ListeningLookingActionTalkingLot

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