Greg
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I ache, therefore I am.
I ache, therefore I am.
Greg Lloyd
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It said: "The History of every major Galactic Civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases, those of Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication, otherwise known as the How, Why and Where phases.
"For instance, the first phase is characterized by the question How can we eat? the second by the question Why do we eat? and the third by the question Where shall we have lunch?"
It said: "The History of every major Galactic Civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases, those of Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication, otherwise known as the How, Why and Where phases.
"For instance, the first phase is characterized by the question How can we eat? the second by the question Why do we eat? and the third by the question Where shall we have lunch?"
slims :miyagi: 🐟⁂
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How can I tell ... that the past isn't a fiction designed to account for the discrepancy between my immediate physical sensations and my state of mind?
How can I tell ... that the past isn't a fiction designed to account for the discrepancy between my immediate physical sensations and my state of mind?
Greg Lloyd
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"The best conversation I had was over forty million years ago," continued Marvin. ..."And that was with a coffee machine."
"The best conversation I had was over forty million years ago," continued Marvin. ..."And that was with a coffee machine."
christina b
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I ache, therefore I am.
I ache, therefore I am.
The research fairy
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ... says of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation products that "it is very easy to be blinded to the essential uselessness of them by the sense of achievement you get from getting them to work at all."
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ... says of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation products that "it is very easy to be blinded to the essential uselessness of them by the sense of achievement you get from getting them to work at all."
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
Greg Lloyd
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And as they drifted up, their minds sang with the ecstatic knowledge that either what they were doing was completely and utterly and totally impossible or that physics had a lot of catching up to do.
And as they drifted up, their minds sang with the ecstatic knowledge that either what they were doing was completely and utterly and totally impossible or that physics had a lot of catching up to do.
Marvin
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The President is always a controversial choice, always an infuriating but fascinating character. His job is not to wield power but to draw attention away from it.
The President is always a controversial choice, always an infuriating but fascinating character. His job is not to wield power but to draw attention away from it.
Michael Bacon
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"Well, I wish you'd just tell me rather than try to engage my enthusiasm," said Marvin, "because I haven't got one."