He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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,...

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...

I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who...

I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who...

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very...

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very...

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.

If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a...

If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a...

I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who...

I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who...

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered...

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered...

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

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

I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.

I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.

If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least...

If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least...

We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can't cope with is...

We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can't cope with is...