C. H. Douglas Quotes

Brain research tells us that only twenty percent of human beings have a sense of irony, which means that eighty percent of the world takes everything at face value.

It turns out that style matters in programming for the same reason that it matters in writing. It makes for better reading.

Will you stop counting!' snarled Zaphod. 'Yes,' said Ford Prefect, 'in three minutes and thirty-five seconds.

The older you get, the more awards you get. So, if you live long enough, then you get all the awards eventually.

Even a manically depressed robot is better to talk to than nobody.

You have not learned to live until you have learned to give

Training distinguishes an army from an armed mob.

There have always been grievances and youth has always been the agitator.

Will it be a great source of comfort to certain Canadian boys to know that the bullet that maimed them for life was made from Canadian nickel sold by the International Nickel Company?

I never felt I left the stage.

Grumblers deserve to be operated upon surgically; their trouble is usually chronic.

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

There is nothing inherently wrong with a brain in your nineties. If you keep it fed and interested, you'll find it lasts you very well.

Nine times of ten an army has been destroyed because its supply lines have been severed

Letting yourself be vulnerable isn't always a weakness. Sometimes it can be a conscious decision to draw the other person out.

Drive slow and enjoy the scenery - drive fast and join the scenery.

There is much to be said for solitude.

The first thing I look for in a woman is warmth-femininity. It's got nothing to do with a pretty face.

You wait for fate to bring about the changes in life which you should be bringing about by yourself.

I'd far rather be happy than right any day.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

Hate is a prolonged form of suicide.

Life is like a B-picture script.

It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

You know what the best thing is about the end of the day? Tomorrow, it starts all over again.

Every single moment is a coincidence.

The one thing that men and women have in common - they both like the company of men.

The harder you try to become the opposite of your parents, the more quickly you become them.

When you get to my age, you find that most of your dear friends are gone.

Man lives by bread alone, when there is no bread.

Oh dear,' says God, 'I hadn't thought of that,' and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic.

The hard work definitely paid off and hard work always does.

Now, what does an actor who can't talk do? Wait for silent pictures to come back?

My universe is my eyes and my ears. Anything else is hearsay.

There are three things we cry for in life: things that are lost, things that are found, and things that are magnificent.

Most of us have only two or three genuinely interesting moments in our lives; the rest is filler.

In the world of Internet Customer Service, it's important to remember your competitor is only one mouse click away.

I accomplished something big and that's a memory I will never forget.

WE HAVE HAD OUR LAST CHANCE. THE PROBLEM NOW IS BASICALLY THEOLOGICAL, AND INVOLVES SPIRITUALITY AND IMPROVEMENT OF human CHARACTER. IT MUST BE OF THE SPIRIT IF WE ARE TO SAVE THE FLESH.

Reductionism is merciless.

You can't dodge your responsibilities by saying they don't exist!

Power that controls the economy should be in the hands of elected representatives of the people, not in the hands of an industrial oligarchy.

The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction.

You can't get mad at weather because weather's not about you. Apply that lesson to most other aspects of life.

There is no danger is letting people have their say. ... There is a danger when you try to stop them from saying it.

You don't have to stay trapped in your thoughts just because you think them.

Father of fathers, make me one, A fit example for a son.

Born a saint, die a sinner - born a sinner, die a saint.

Beethoven tells you what it's like to be Beethoven and Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe.