I try not to spend too much time interpreting my comics for people, because I try to put out there whatever I… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
People in my world can be disdainful of political and social problems and solutions. But we're never going to stop needing those. — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
If 'other people have experiences incorrectly' is annoying to you, think how unbearable it must be to have a condescending stranger tell… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
A million people can call the mountains a fiction, yet it need not trouble you as you stand atop them. — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
I don't feel bad about the fact that I notice if a lot of people laugh at a comic, and think, 'That… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
One of the things I've learned with doing 'xkcd' is that you sort of give people, 'Here's the thing, and here's the… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
An artist shouldn't be judged by how many people like his art but by how pure and good it is - but… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
I think the comic that's gotten me the most feedback is actually the one about the stoplights. Noticing when the stoplights are… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
A lot of people will refer to comics by number to me, and I'll realize they're expecting me to remember all the… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
I'm just one of those people who can always tell the same story twice, forgetting that I've told it already. — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
Lots of people in aggregate might know who I am, but they are spread around across the country and the world. — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
Some of the first infographics I did started off as notes to myself: trying to plot out, for instance, how IP addresses… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
I think the weirdest question I've ever gotten was, 'If people had wheels and could fly, how would we differentiate them from… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group of people in a field, go find… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
What people don't appreciate, when they picture Terminator-style automatons striding triumphantly across a mountain of human skulls, is how hard it is… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
There is a danger of building an identity around the idea of being smart because it is very easy to become off-putting, to become… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
I'm sad that my childhood came just slightly before the lithium-ion-battery boom, because I would've killed for the cheap radio-controlled helicopters they have now. — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
“A 1-watt laser is an extremely dangerous thing. It’s not just powerful enough to blind you—it’s capable of burning skin and setting things on… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
“The X-Plane author compared piloting Martian aircraft to flying a supersonic ocean liner.” — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
“We don’t know what astatine looks like, because, as Lowe put it, “that stuff just doesn’t want to exist.” It’s so radioactive (with a… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
You don't become great by trying to be great. You become great by wanting to do something, and then doing it so hard that… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
Space is about 100 kilometers away. That’s far away—I wouldn’t want to climb a ladder to get there—but it isn’t that far away. If… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
I try not to spend too much time interpreting my comics for people, because I try to put out there whatever I can, and… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
Once I got married, I started working from an office. I found that having somewhere to go that isn't my house is mentally helpful:… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
“Cleveland-area fans of French children's literature were disappointed by the Prince's decision to sign with the Miami Heat.” — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
“Q. How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? —Myrlin Barber A. Surprisingly fast. First, a disclaimer. After reading this… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
