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To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.

~Douglas Adams

Topics: Add Bought Cannot Give Integrity Measured Money Must Real Service Sincerity Something Which You

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I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

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Topics: Deadlines Fly Like Love Make Sound I Love

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Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

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Topics: Flying Ground How Learning Miss Throw Yourself

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I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.

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Topics: Ended Go Gone Intended May Think Up Where I Think I May Not

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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 do so.

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Topics: Ability Almost Also Apparent Beings Experience Having Human Human Beings Learn Others Remarkable Unique Who

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This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.

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Topics: Could Get Hang Must Never Thursday

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Every country is like a particular type of person. America is like a belligerent, adolescent boy; Canada is like an intelligent, 35-year-old woman. Australia is like Jack Nicholson. It comes right up to you and laughs very hard in your face in a highly threatening and engaging manner.

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Topics: Adolescent America Australia Boy Canada Country Engaging Every Face Hard Highly Intelligent Jack Jack Nicholson Laughs Like Manner Nicholson Particular Person Right Threatening Type Up Very Woman You Your

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It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

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Topics: Any Just Major Mistake Potatoes Problems Solve Think You

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Any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with.

~Douglas Adams

Topics: Against Any Breadth Clearly Galaxy His Hitch Knows Length Man Odds Reckoned Rough Slum Still Struggle Terrible Through Towel Where Who Win

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I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?

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Topics: Am Fish Judge Nice Rain Then Think Wet Who Who Am I I Think

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: March 11th, 1952

Died: May 11th, 2001

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