I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons. Douglas Adams deadreasonspend Change image and share on social
See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise, you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that. Douglas Adams expectforgetscientist Change image and share on social
After ten years of word processing, I can't even do hand writing anymore. Douglas Adams anymorehandprocess Change image and share on social
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. Douglas Adams deadlineflylove Change image and share on social
I don't think anybody would argue now that the Internet isn't becoming a major factor in our lives. However, it's very new to us. Newsreaders still feel it is worth a special and rather worrying mention if, for instance, a crime was planned by people 'over the Internet.' Douglas Adams arguecrimefactor share on social
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 accuratelybitecosy Change image and share on social
The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind. Douglas Adams begincrossmere Change image and share on social
I taught myself to play the guitar by listening to Paul Simon records, working it out note by note. He is an incredibly intelligent musician. He's not someone who has a natural outpouring of melody like McCartney or Dylan, who are just terribly prolific with musical ideas. Douglas Adams dylanguitaridea share on social
People wanted me to do a CD-ROM of 'Hitchhiker's,' and I thought, 'No, no.' I didn't want to just sort of reverse-engineer yet another thing from a book I'd already written. I think that the digital media are interesting enough in their own right to be worth originating something in. Douglas Adams bookdigitalengineer share on social
Most of the time spent wrestling with technologies that don't quite work yet is just not worth the effort for end users, however much fun it is for nerds like us. Douglas Adams effortendfun Change image and share on social