Douglas Adams Quotes About Speed
-
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.
→ -
Time, we know, is relative. You can travel light years through the stars and back, and if you do it at the speed of light then, when you return, you may have aged mere seconds while your twin brother or sister will have aged twenty, thirty, forty or however many years it is, depending on how far you traveled. This will come to you as a profound shock, particularly if you didn't know you had a twin brother or sister.
→ -
R is a velocity of measure, defined as a reasonable speed of travel that is consistent with health, mental well-being, and not being more than, say, five minutes late. It is therefore clearly as almost infinite variable figure according to circumstances, since the first two factors vary not only with speed as an absolute, but also with awareness of the third factor. Unless handled with tranquility, this equation can result in considerable stress, ulcers, and even death.
→ -
He spent a lot of time flying. He learnt to communicate with birds and discovered that their conversation was fantastically boring. It was all to do with wind speed, wing spans, power-to-weight ratios and a fair bit about berries. Unfortunately, he discovered, once you have learnt birdspeak you quickly come to realize that the air is full of it the whole time, just inane bird chatter. There is no getting away from it.
→
Related Authors
-
Isaac Asimov Author -
Stephen Fry Comedian -
Richard Adams Novelist -
Eoin Colfer Author -
Diane Setterfield Author -
Richard Dawkins Ethologist -
Philip Pullman Film writer -
Neil Gaiman Author -
P. G. Wodehouse Writer -
Arthur C. Clarke Film writer -
Kurt Vonnegut Writer -
Stephen King Author -
Terry Jones Comedian -
Jane Austen Novelist -
Terry Pratchett Author -
George Eliot Novelist -
Mark Carwardine Columnist -
Aldous Huxley Writer -
Ray Bradbury Writer