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 thoughts for what they were. His instinct was to resist them.

The single raindrop never feels responsible for the flood.

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

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing noise they make as they go by.

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 out for themselves.

Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable, let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.

You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit of continually stating and repeating the very very obvious.

Life... is like a grapefruit. It's orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast.

Claiming our birthright means living in beauty inwardly regardless of our outer circumstances. It means cultivating the qualities coded in our hearts.

I wish you well - if you will die. May you rest in peace.

Opportunity is as scarce as oxygen men fairly breathe it and do not know it.

The study of history empowers nations and individuals with an ability to avoid errors of the past and lay foundations for victories in the future.

We don’t go to Scripture for permission to do what we think is best, but for direction to do what He says is best.

My musical life started with hearing and being fascinated by contemporary music.

There is that thing about not working with animals and children - I don't think that's true. Although you should never work with donkeys.

Be attentive, feel nothing in vain, measure and compare: this is the whole law of philosophy.

I am my own worst critic and I am hell to pay so I just have to do everything to my utmost ability.

My pipe business I created from scratch; my media assets and bank I bought from the secondary market.