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title: "2 Clumsy Quotes By Andy Weir"
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> [“Humans spent thousands of years looking up at the stars and wondering what was out there. You guys never saw stars at all but you still worked space travel. What an amazing people you Eridians must be. Scientific geniuses.' The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/humans-spent-thousands-of-years-looking-up-at-the-stars-and-wondering/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

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> [“A clumsy, awkward success is still a success.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/a-clumsy-awkward-success-is-still-a-success/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

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## More by Andy Weir

> [“But seeing his status doesn’t help,” Mindy said. “It’s not like we can do anything about it if he falls behind. This is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/but-seeing-his-status-doesn-t-help-mindy-said-it-s-not-like-we-can-do/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

> [“But no idiot-proofing can overcome a determined idiot.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/but-no-idiot-proofing-can-overcome-a-determined-idiot/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

> [“God damn it! I yelled to him. Will you stop wining about your problems during my murder!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/god-damn-it-i-yelled-to-him-will-you-stop-wining-about-your-problems/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

> [“One thing I have in abundance here are bags. They're not much different than kitchen trash bags, though I'm sure they cost $50,000 because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/one-thing-i-have-in-abundance-here-are-bags-they-re-not-much/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

> [“Fortunately, when you spend a lot of time in space, you learn how to shit in a bag.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/fortunately-when-you-spend-a-lot-of-time-in-space-you-learn-how-to/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

> [“Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/yes-of-course-duct-tape-works-in-a-near-vacuum-duct-tape-works/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

> [“I’m leaving Mars today, one way or another. About fucking time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/i-m-leaving-mars-today-one-way-or-another-about-fucking-time/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

> [A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. Don't wait for an inspired ending to come to mind. Work your way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/a-good-plan-today-is-better-than-a-perfect-plan-tomorrow-don-t-wait/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

> [“Also, I have duct tape. Ordinary duct tape, like you buy at a hardware store. Turns out even NASA can’t improve on duct tape.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/also-i-have-duct-tape-ordinary-duct-tape-like-you-buy-at-a-hardware/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

> [“Oh,” Lewis said, “well if you won’t let us then— Wait…wait a minute….I’m looking at my shoulder patch and it turns out I’m the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/oh-lewis-said-well-if-you-won-t-let-us-then-wait-wait-a-minute-i-m/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

> [Thanks to our modern era, facts are incredibly easy to come by. A few web searches for your subject matter, and you have all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/thanks-to-our-modern-era-facts-are-incredibly-easy-to-come-by-a-few/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

> [I started the day with some nothin’ tea. Nothin’ tea is easy to make. First, get some hot water, then add nothin’.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/i-started-the-day-with-some-nothin-tea-nothin-tea-is-easy-to-make/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

> [Don't tell your stories to anyone. You'll be more motivated knowing it's a prerequisite to having an audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/don-t-tell-your-stories-to-anyone-you-ll-be-more-motivated-knowing-it/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

> [“Travel’s a bitch. Even when it’s a once-in-a-lifetime vacation”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/travel-s-a-bitch-even-when-it-s-a-once-in-a-lifetime-vacation/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

> [“The overstimulated kids were literally bouncing off the walls. Lunar gravity is the worst thing to ever happen to parents.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/the-overstimulated-kids-were-literally-bouncing-off-the-walls-lunar/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

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