"In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded as a bad idea."

"In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri."

"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be."

"The dew has fallen with a particularly sickening thud this morning."

"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."

"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 best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time."

"A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance."

"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."

"A modern U.S. Navy cruiser now requires 26 tons of manuals. This is enough to affect the vessel's performance."

"Anger as soon as fed is dead - 'Tis starving makes it fat."

"Today, people in Baghdad can watch themselves being bombed - what a horrible, magical world we live in!"