This planet has — or rather had — a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much all of the time.

Zaphod felt he was teetering on the edge of madness and wondered if he shouldn't just jump over and have done with it.

As a physician, I try to heal the mind before healing the body. That’s why most of my patients get better even before they start any medication.

That would be the greatest misfortune of all! -- To find a man agreeable whom one is determined to hate! -- Do not wish me such an evil.

Never find fault with the absent.

If you force yourself to smile, within a couple minutes, you feel happy.

I like playing music. I don't always like the feeling of people looking at me. I don't think I'm, like, a natural performer, but I'm getting better.

Eat lots of fresh vegetables, drink water, exercise often, and meditate daily.

Most people don't have the advantage of being able to evaluate their doctor in advance.

I had holes in my jeans well before it was fashionable.

In some extreme cases, women are constrained by what can only be described as pre-Islamic, misogynistic approaches to the role of women in society. That continues to be a challenge.

I could not possibly overstate the need for an urgent response.