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- If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a few pictures of hedgehogs and tell them to sort it…
- I think all cats are wild. They only act tame if there´s a saucer of milk in it for them.
- Plenty of people did not care for him much, but then there is a huge difference between disliking somebody - maybe even disliking them a…
- One of the most important things you learn from the internet is that there is no ‘them’ out there. It’s just an awful lot of…
- Can't stand all these poisonous creatures, all these snakes and insects and fish and things. Wretched things, biting everybody. And then people expect me to…
- Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.
- Much to his annoyance, a thought popped into his mind. It was very clear and very distinct, and he had now come to recognize these…
- I don’t know what I’m looking for.†“What not?†“Because … because … I think it might be because if I knew I wouldn’t be…
- It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in.…
- But the plans were on display…†“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.†“That’s the display department.†“With…
- The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armor to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly…
- We're not obsessed by anything, you see," insisted Ford. "..." "And that's the deciding factor. We can't win against obsession. They care, we don't. They…
- He almost danced to the fridge, found the three least hairy things in it, put them on a plate and watched them intently for two…
- The available worlds looked pretty grim. They had little to offer him because he had little to offer them. He had been extremely chastened to…
- What is the point? We assume that every time we do anything we know what the consequences will be, i.e., more or less what we…
- If the Universe came to an end every time there was some uncertainty about what had happened in it, it would never have got beyond…
- Dirk turned on the car wipers, which grumbled because they didn't have quite enough rain to wipe away, so he turned them off again. Rain…
- The lights were off so that his heads could avoid looking at each other because neither of them was currently a particular engaging sight, nor…
- Ghastly," continued Marvin, "it all is. Absolutely ghastly. Just don't even talk about it. Look at this door," he said, stepping through it. The irony…
- Marvin trudged on down the corridor, still moaning. "...and then of course I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left hand…
More Them Quotes
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle