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Learning Quotes by Douglas Adams
- Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
- 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…
- You live and learn. At any rate, you live.
- The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at…
- A learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.
- The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
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