Douglas Adams Quotes

There is a piece of me that likes to fondly imagine my maverick and rebellious nature. But, more accurately, I like to have a nice and cosy institution that I can rub up against a little bit.

Douglas Adams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

NatureMeI CanNiceMoreUp

I don't think anyone should pick a candidate for any office based solely on gender. That would be, I believe, a mistake.

Jim Nussle

MistakeBelieveThinkGenderOffice

When you remove just some of the barriers, people do what people do: help their families.

Joe Garcia

PeopleHelpYouBarriersJustSome

I'd go to the library so I could sit in a big, quiet room and listen to pages being turned. There was a boring librarian who everyone in fifth grade hated. But I loved her because when she would read us stories in her soft voice, she'd turn my head into a snow globe.

Andrea Seigel

SnowVoiceLibraryLovedQuietGo

If you can ask a young man to give his life for his country, you can lead people.

Robert Kiyosaki

LifeManPeopleYouCountryYoung

I'm skeptical that the novel will be 're-invented.'

Jeff Bezos

WillSkepticalNovel

The day I turned 16, I moved into my own flat. My parents had just broken up, and I didn't want to go back to Ireland with my mother. I was doing my A-levels, and my friends would come over and watch 'Twin Peaks.'

Roisin Murphy

MotherDayBrokenParentsDoingGo

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.

Julia Stiles

LifeWomenAgeThinkMy LifePlan

The only answer to fear is faith in God, knowing He loves you unconditionally and individually.

Joyce Meyer

FearGodFaithYouKnowingAnswer

Globally the Greens have arisen like a spontaneous combustion, a reaction to the narrow-minded state-backed exploitation of resources and wealth for a few at the expense of the many.

Bob Brown

WealthReactionSpontaneousResources

I'm always staying motivated because, as training camp goes on, practices become more intense, harder, and shorter. It's a mental thing, too, not only physical - you have to stay mentally sharp and stay focused on the task in front of you.

Brock Lesnar

TrainingStay FocusedYouBecome

The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose than the interests of one country or a small group of countries.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

PurposePerceptionSmallUniqueThan

With celebrity being our new religion, it's increasingly difficult to start up on your own. Talented young designers are more likely to either go and work for celebrity brands or huge fashion houses than ever before.

Alice Temperley

WorkReligionFashionStartYoung

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