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"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.""The quality of any advice anybody has to offer has to be judged against the quality of life they actually lead.""We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.""The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.""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.""There is a theory which states that if ever anyone 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.""A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.""To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity""Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job""The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't fly""So long and thanks for all the fish""Don't Panic""The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything is 42""I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.""In the beginning the Universe was created This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move""I love deadlines I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by""Time is an illusion Lunchtime doubly so"