“In theory, cars are fairly simple. If they don’t start, it’s either the fuel system or the electrical system.”

I have concluded through careful empirical analysis and much thought that somebody is looking out for me, keeping track of what I think about things, forgiving me when I do less than I ought.

We are always works in progress.

I think at this point, there’s a certain bizarre chemistry between Jamie [Hyneman] and I that we can’t ignore a lot of the mechanics of, that we’re quite aware of.

The Internet is probably the most important technological advancement of my lifetime.

That’s our job – to strap rockets onto everything.

I’m not gonna shoot anyone with the pellet gun… Not unless I have to!

That’s a very powerful thing to realize as a kid. LEGOs were a key part of that.

That you have to do the heavy lifting while you’re here. And when you don’t, well, you suffer the consequences.

Its strength lies in its open architecture and its ability to allow a framework where all voices can be heard.

We’re discovering the hidden orders of the universe every day.

I’m not a sculptor; I’m a hard-edged model maker.

When I finally got up to Industrial Light And Magic to work on the ‘Star Wars’ movies as a model-maker, it felt like dying and going to heaven.

Stand back! I gotta get some rocket fuel out of the fridge!

The skeptical community is absolutely near and dear to the Mythbusters’ heart and there’s no small reason that they’ve embraced us.

Put me in front of a crowd of science teachers or astronauts! The guileless aren’t our audience – it’s the critical thinkers we love.

I’m obsessed with the form of a toolbox.

Courage easily finds its own eloquence.

In turn, been able to embody their characters and lose themselves in those characters that they create.

Man has wrested from nature the power to make the world a desert or make the deserts bloom.

Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

As I see it every single day you do one in every of two issues

Well, filming in Hawaii, you know, is a blessing.

A passing of one race into another, but entirely new and perfect creations

At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.