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

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Totally mad. Utter nonsense. But we'll do it because it's brilliant nonsense.

Totally mad. Utter nonsense. But we'll do it because it's brilliant nonsense.

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer

A computer terminal is not some clunky old television with a typewriter in front of...

A computer terminal is not some clunky old television with a typewriter in front of...

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

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

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...

It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are,...

It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are,...

The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.

The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.

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

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

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

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

There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what...

There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what...

For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.

For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Life is like a grapefruit. Well, it's sort of orangy-yellow and dimpled on the outside,...

Life is like a grapefruit. Well, it's sort of orangy-yellow and dimpled on the outside,...

Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved...

Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved...

He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a...

He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a...

Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that...

Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that...

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.

In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.

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

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

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I...

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I...