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Douglas Adams Quotes

In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Fly Ground Order Miss Must Simply

When I sit down to write a song, there is no filter. I'm not trying to write for anyone or anything specifically. It's just trying to capture a little piece of your soul - even if it's a really ugly part.

Soul Ugly Song Trying Down Capture

Sometimes I get frustrated in traffic. I typically start going deep with my cab driver and Twitter feed - simultaneously - to take my mind off the gridlock. I enjoy live-tweeting my cab rides.

Mind Start Deep Enjoy Sometimes Get

The best way to learn about writing is to study the work of other writers you admire.

Work Best Writing Learn You Way

Back when I was working with the Stones and with Joe Cocker and Neil Young and Neil Diamond and all of those - 'the boys,' I call them - it was fun.

Fun Back Young Call Diamond Working

I'm too tall. I am 6ft 7in, so I've been most people's height at some point in my life, and 6ft 4in is the best. You're tall, but you don't have to bend when you go through a door.

Stephen Merchant

Life Best I Am People Door My Life

One hardly knows where, in the history of science, to look for an important movement that had its effective start in so pure and simple an accident as that which led to the building of the great Washington telescope, and went on to the discovery of the satellites of Mars.

Science History Great Simple Start

You can't just magically create subsides through executive fiat.

You Create Through Executive Just

Nothing gets a bigger laugh than when you refer to things like ethics or human rights.

Ethics Laugh You Nothing Human Like

I've had moments of thinking maybe I should go on Twitter. It's something that I've been shy about, and I've thought that maybe I should do it.

Michelle Dockery

Thinking Thought Moments Go Shy

I think women get caught up too much in having a plan - 'I'm going to get married at this age; I'm going to have a kid at this age' - and then they just try to find a guy who will fit into that picture. I don't want my life to be based on that.

Life Women Age Think My Life Plan

I don't think I was all that late in becoming a father.

Father Think Late Becoming

I have to admit that out of 10 meals, nine I have at home.

Antoni Porowski

Home Admit Out Meals Nine

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