Douglas Adams Quotes

Of course you can't 'trust' what people tell you on the web anymore than you can 'trust' what people tell you on megaphones, postcards or in restaurants. Working out the social politics of who you can trust and why is, quite literally, what a very large part of our brain has evolved to do.

Douglas Adams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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TrustPoliticsPeopleBrainYouWhy

I was pretty new to the Broadway world once I began working in it. I hadn't really grown up being too aware of that many shows or that many actors in shows. I was always obsessed with Judy Garland, though.

Jennifer Damiano

WorldNewAlwaysUpPrettyAware

Routines may include taking a warm bath or a relaxing walk in the evening, or practicing meditation/relaxation exercises. Psychologically, the completion of such a practice tells your mind and body that the day's work is over and you are free to relax and sleep.

Andrew Weil

WorkWalkDaySleepPracticeMind

Shout out to Daryl Hall. He is the best. One of my true musical heroes. He comes from the Philly area so when it comes to true soul, the guy obviously is the expert.

Mayer Hawthorne

BestSoulTrueHeroesExpertOut

I wrote my graduate thesis at New York University on hard-boiled fiction from the 1930s and 1940s, so, for about two years, I read nothing but Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, James Cain and Chester Himes. I developed such a love for this kind of writing.

Megan Abbott

LoveNew YorkWritingNewKindTwo

I consider myself a realist.

John McCain

MyselfRealistConsider

Science gives us a powerful vocabulary, and it is impossible to produce a vocabulary with which one can only say nice things.

John Polanyi

ScienceImpossiblePowerfulNiceSay

The truth is an objective standard by which reality is measured; it's God's point of view on any subject.

Tony Evans

GodTruthTruth IsRealityView

Always make sure your heart is bigger than your head.

Tony Oller

HeartAlwaysHeadBiggerSureYour

The music that was popular in your youth seems to be the music you recall most vividly - and most nostalgically - for the rest of your life. But so is the music that was popular in your parents' youth.

Robin Marantz Henig

LifeMusicParentsYouthRestYou

At the time I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, my doctors told me that I had an incurable illness and they didn't know much about it.

Mary Ann Mobley

TimeMeKnowIllnessDiseaseMuch

Alas! all music jars when the soul's out of tune.

Miguel de Cervantes

MusicSoulOutAlasTune

New York is just as provincial as anyone else.

Molly Ivins

New YorkNewJustProvincialAnyone

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