Randall Munroe Quotes

I think that putting merchandising into the hands of the artist themselves is one of the best things for the artist.

Randall Munroe

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In the United States in 2009, more than 10.2 billion trips were taken on transit trains and buses. So far, the nation has not experienced a major transit attack since Sept. 11, but the March 2010 Moscow subway bombings and earlier train attacks in London and Mumbai show that we must be prepared.

John Mica

Be PreparedTrainLondonMoreMumbai

The best way to predict the future is to study the past, or prognosticate.

Robert Kiyosaki

FutureBestPastWayPredictStudy

Basically you come up with the fictional idea and you start writing that story, but then in order to write it and to make it seem real, you sometimes put your own memories in. Even if it's a character that's very different from you.

Jeffrey Eugenides

CharacterMemoriesWritingStartYou

When I'm training in December, I have to eat like 6,000 calories a day to maintain my weight. It's a bit tiring.

Andy Murray

DayTrainingEatDecemberWeight

I think we still believe that ambition is for boys.

Jeanette Winterson

AmbitionBelieveThinkStillI Think

Without the Guard and Reserve, our active duty troops could hardly deploy.

John Spratt

DutyActiveWithoutGuardOurCould

It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.

Soren Kierkegaard

BelieveHardBecauseObey

We imagine going to the moon and planting a flag, going to an asteroid and mining, going to Mars and setting up a colony. And I think that expansionist mentality is very self-destructive, especially given the kind of precarious relationship we now have to the ecosystem here on Earth, because it allows us to imagine that Earth is disposable.

Trevor Paglen

RelationshipMoonThinkEarthKind

With most tech guys, it's the same outfit every day - they wear their company logo.

Tony Fadell

DayEvery DayOutfitCompanySame

The media has become more forceful, has begun to recognize its traditional historic role and act on it, and truth is infectious.

Ron Suskind

TruthTruth IsMediaBecomeMore

I guess you could say that no matter what the characters are enduring, I try to make them retain their humanity. Their self-absorbed, grouchy, selfish, aggravating humanity.

MaryJanice Davidson

SelfishHumanityYouSayMatterTry

The U.S. military is the best-trained, most effective fighting force the world has ever known. And the conduct of the vast majority of our service members makes Americans rightfully proud.

Claire McCaskill

ServiceWorldProudFightingForce

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