“Sucking at something is the first step towards being sorta good at something.”
―
Ryan North
“To answer your question as honestly as I can, I've wanted since I was very little to not have to worry about money. I've never been poverty-level poor (I mean, there's been years where I've been officially beneath the poverty line, but that wasn't poverty: that was being a student and living the Student Lifestyle), but I've been in a place where you know you can't afford a better-quality food, where you can't do certain things because of money, and I'd prefer not to have those problems if I can. I sort of have troubles with money in general, with how it determines so much of our lives but with how we all try to ignore it, but I would like to be (and stay) in a place where I can pick up some new comics and games and not worry about how much they cost.This is terrible; you're asking me where I want to be in the future, what I want my life to be like, and the only thing I can tell you is "Man, all I know is I don't want to be POOR.” ― Ryan North
“But giving up's easy. You know what's hard? To believe in your own worth, to know you've got something special in you even if nobody else can see it. Even when you can't.” ― Ryan North, Adventure Time Vol. 4
“Scientists need to invent a way to make DNA work like in cartoons.” ― Ryan North
“Wait... maybe the question isn't "How do I beat him?" Maybe the question is "Dude, why are we even fighting in the first place?” ― Ryan North, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power
“Progress! Progress through everybody dying and their kids eventually not caring who their parents hated!” ― Ryan North
“There is something of a civil war going on within all of our lives. There is a recalcitrant South of our soul revolting against the North of our soul. And there is this continual struggle within the very structure of every individual life. —MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.” ― Ryan Holiday, Ego Is the Enemy
“As they say, 'It's all downhill from cupcakes.” ― Ryan North
“Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.*” ― Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
“Europeans—who generally like to think of themselves as being a pretty savvy lot—managed to forget and then rediscover this fact about vitamin C at least seven more times over the next five hundred years, including rediscoveries in 1593 CE, 1614 CE, 1707 CE, 1734 CE, 1747 CE, and 1794 CE, until the idea finally stuck in 1907.” ― Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
“Don't you dare cry. If you do, then I shall, and I refuse to allow it.” ― Patricia Ryan, The Black Sheep
“Obeying an unjust law is itself unjust.” ― Ryan North
“London’s dramatic and hugely expensive sewer system—still in use today—was constructed for entirely the wrong reasons and only happened to improve public health by accident.” ― Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. —You (also, Martin Luther King Jr.)” ― Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
“Maybe the best things are those that take the most work, you know? Maybe how you get somewhere can be at least as important as where you're going.” ― Ryan North, Adventure Time Vol. 3
“Scientists are often seen as turbonerds, but the philosophical foundations of science are actually those of pure punk-rock anarchy: never respect authority, never take anyone’s word on anything, and test all the things you think you know to confirm or deny them for yourself.” ― Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
“Dude, trouble's just an adventure you haven't finished yet!" - Jake the Dog” ― Ryan North, Adventure Time Vol. 5
“Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine. —You (also, Nikola Tesla)” ― Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
“bikes have also been fundamental to early women’s liberation. While this will hopefully not be an issue in your civilization—you’re starting on a better foot than we ever did, seeing as you don’t have to labor under the hangover of thousands of years of patriarchy—it’s worth noting how something as simple as giving people the ability to cheaply transport themselves under their own power changed European society in the late 1800s CE. This newfound mobility not only allowed women to participate in civilization in ways they couldn’t before, but actually changed the way women saw themselves. They were no longer observers moved around by society: instead, they were active participants who could—and would—move themselves. The clothing women wore also changed in response to the bicycle, as demands for a new “rational dress” that allowed for a modicum of physical activity meant the end of the restrictive corsets, starched petticoats, and ankle-length skirts that had previously been worn.” ― Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
“To answer your question as honestly as I can, I've wanted since I was very little to not have to worry about money. I've never been poverty-level poor (I mean, there's been years where I've been officially beneath the poverty line, but that wasn't poverty: that was being a student and living the Student Lifestyle), but I've been in a place where you know you can't afford a better-quality food, where you can't do certain things because of money, and I'd prefer not to have those problems if I can. I sort of have troubles with money in general, with how it determines so much of our lives but with how we all try to ignore it, but I would like to be (and stay) in a place where I can pick up some new comics and games and not worry about how much they cost.This is terrible; you're asking me where I want to be in the future, what I want my life to be like, and the only thing I can tell you is "Man, all I know is I don't want to be POOR.” ― Ryan North
“But giving up's easy. You know what's hard? To believe in your own worth, to know you've got something special in you even if nobody else can see it. Even when you can't.” ― Ryan North, Adventure Time Vol. 4
“Scientists need to invent a way to make DNA work like in cartoons.” ― Ryan North
“Wait... maybe the question isn't "How do I beat him?" Maybe the question is "Dude, why are we even fighting in the first place?” ― Ryan North, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power
“Progress! Progress through everybody dying and their kids eventually not caring who their parents hated!” ― Ryan North
“There is something of a civil war going on within all of our lives. There is a recalcitrant South of our soul revolting against the North of our soul. And there is this continual struggle within the very structure of every individual life. —MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.” ― Ryan Holiday, Ego Is the Enemy
“As they say, 'It's all downhill from cupcakes.” ― Ryan North
“Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.*” ― Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
“Europeans—who generally like to think of themselves as being a pretty savvy lot—managed to forget and then rediscover this fact about vitamin C at least seven more times over the next five hundred years, including rediscoveries in 1593 CE, 1614 CE, 1707 CE, 1734 CE, 1747 CE, and 1794 CE, until the idea finally stuck in 1907.” ― Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
“Don't you dare cry. If you do, then I shall, and I refuse to allow it.” ― Patricia Ryan, The Black Sheep
“Obeying an unjust law is itself unjust.” ― Ryan North
“London’s dramatic and hugely expensive sewer system—still in use today—was constructed for entirely the wrong reasons and only happened to improve public health by accident.” ― Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. —You (also, Martin Luther King Jr.)” ― Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
“Maybe the best things are those that take the most work, you know? Maybe how you get somewhere can be at least as important as where you're going.” ― Ryan North, Adventure Time Vol. 3
“Scientists are often seen as turbonerds, but the philosophical foundations of science are actually those of pure punk-rock anarchy: never respect authority, never take anyone’s word on anything, and test all the things you think you know to confirm or deny them for yourself.” ― Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
“Dude, trouble's just an adventure you haven't finished yet!" - Jake the Dog” ― Ryan North, Adventure Time Vol. 5
“Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine. —You (also, Nikola Tesla)” ― Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
“bikes have also been fundamental to early women’s liberation. While this will hopefully not be an issue in your civilization—you’re starting on a better foot than we ever did, seeing as you don’t have to labor under the hangover of thousands of years of patriarchy—it’s worth noting how something as simple as giving people the ability to cheaply transport themselves under their own power changed European society in the late 1800s CE. This newfound mobility not only allowed women to participate in civilization in ways they couldn’t before, but actually changed the way women saw themselves. They were no longer observers moved around by society: instead, they were active participants who could—and would—move themselves. The clothing women wore also changed in response to the bicycle, as demands for a new “rational dress” that allowed for a modicum of physical activity meant the end of the restrictive corsets, starched petticoats, and ankle-length skirts that had previously been worn.” ― Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
