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Randall Munroe

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Randall Munroe Quotes

Total quotes: 3

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Randall Munroe

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Birthday: October 17, 1984

Educated At: Christopher Newport University, Mathematics And Science High School At Clover Hill

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: Physicist, Programmer, Comics Artist, Computer Scientist, Writer

Total quotes: 3

“Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group of people in a field, go find out what they are doing. Do things without always knowing how they’ll turn out. You’re curious and smart and bored, and all you see is the choice between working hard and slacking off. There are so many adventures that you miss because you’re waiting to think of a plan. To find them, look for tiny interesting choices. And remember that you are always making up the future as you go.”

— Randall Munroe, xkcd: volume 0

Tagged: Adventure, Life

“Sure, we seem like we’ve taken over the planet, but if I had to bet on which one of us would still be around in a million years—primates, computers, or ants—I know who I’d pick.”

— Randall Munroe, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Tagged: Life On Earth, Survival

“Maybe civilization will collapse, we’ll all succumb to disease and famine, and the last of us will be eaten by cats. Maybe we’ll all be killed by nanobots hours after you read this sentence. There’s no way to know.”

— Randall Munroe, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Tagged: disease, civilization, End of the World

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