Quotes from:

Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001) English
humorist & science fiction novelist

In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry
and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

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

There is a theory which states that if ever
anybody discovers exactly what the Universe
is for and why it is here, it will instantly
disappear and be replaced by something
even more bizarre and inexplicable. There
is another theory which states that this has
already happened.

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.

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves
made President should on no account be
allowed to do the job.

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly,
hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you
may think it's a long way down the road to the
chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.