Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much...the wheel, New York, wars and so on...while all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time.…

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Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.

Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.

The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones...

The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones...

The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.

The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.

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...

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...

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...

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience...

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience...

Time is bunk.

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience...

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience...

The impossible often has a kind of integrity which the merely improbable lacks.

The impossible often has a kind of integrity which the merely improbable lacks.

We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!

We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!

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

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

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...

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

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

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where...

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where...

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.

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...

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

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

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,...

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...