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#1

“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.”
― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather

#2

“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”
― Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

tags: humor

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#3

“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo

tags: humor, proverb

12934 likes

#4

“If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.”
― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

tags: cats, humor, life

5176 likes

#5

“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.”
― Terry Pratchett

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#6

“It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it.”
― Terry Pratchett

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#7

“I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.”
― Terry Pratchett

2214 likes

#8

“Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.”
― Terry Pratchett

tags: humor, life

3608 likes

#9

“Just erotic. Nothing kinky. It's the difference between using a feather and using a chicken.”
― Terry Pratchett, Eric

tags: erotic, kinky, suggestive

1504 likes

#10

“It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever," he said. "Have you thought of going into teaching?”
― Terry Pratchett, Mort

tags: discworld, humor, humour, teaching

1732 likes

#11

“I'd rather be a rising ape than a falling angel.”
― Terry Pratchett

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#12

“And what would humans be without love?"
RARE, said Death.”
― Terry Pratchett, Sourcery

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#13

“Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon...”
― Terry Pratchett

tags: doom, video-games

700 likes

#14

“Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo

tags: humor

796 likes

#15

“The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they've found it.”
― Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment

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#16

“Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order, because it is better organized.”
― Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times: The Play

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#17

“The three rules of the Librarians of Time and Space are: 1) Silence; 2) Books must be returned no later than the last date shown; and 3) Do not interfere with the nature of causality.”
― Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

tags: librarians, libraries, space, time

787 likes

#18

“A European says: I can't understand this, what's wrong with me? An American says: I can't understand this, what's wrong with him?
I make no suggestion that one side or other is right, but observation over many years leads me to believe it is true.”
― Terry Pratchett

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#19

“Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.”
― Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms: The Play

tags: paraphrased

478 likes

#20

“The entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.”
― Terry Pratchett, Equal Rites

tags: humor

696 likes

#21

“The intelligence of that creature known as a crowd is the square root of the number of people in it.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo

tags: crowds, intelligence, mob-rule, mobs, people

761 likes

#22

“My experience in Amsterdam is that cyclists ride where the hell they like and aim in a state of rage at all pedestrians while ringing their bell loudly, the concept of avoiding people being foreign to them.
My dream holiday would be a) a ticket to Amsterdam b) immunity from prosecution and c) a baseball bat.”
― Terry Pratchett

tags: europe, foreign-countries, fun, holidays, humor, traffic

332 likes

#23

“What's a philosopher?' said Brutha.
Someone who's bright enough to find a job with no heavy lifting,' said a voice in his head.”
― Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

tags: humor

348 likes

#24

“Grinning like a necrophiliac in a morgue.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic

tags: simile

284 likes

#25

“A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Fifth Elephant

tags: marriage-snoring

283 likes

#26

“He's out of his depth on a wet pavement.”
― Terry Pratchett

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#27

“To save the world takes one cold son of a bitch.”
― Terry Pratchett

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#28

“I was merely endeavoring to indicate that if we do not grab events by the collar they will have us by the throat.
-Lord Vetinari”
― Terry Pratchett, The Truth: Stage Adaptation

tags: to-live-by

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#29

“Progress just means bad things happen faster.”
― Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad

tags: education, humor, life, philosphy, truth

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#30

“Speak softly and employ a huge man with a crowbar.”
― Terry Pratchett, Going Postal

tags: humor, paraphrased

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