If I had any dignity, that would have been humiliating.
ADAM SAVAGEBeing a geek is all about learning the inventories of things.
More Adam Savage Quotes
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In addition to the pleasure of having the piece, there is a deep and abiding pleasure for me assembling something in my head
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That’s a very powerful thing to realize as a kid. LEGOs were a key part of that.
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The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.
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I’m actually the fourth generation in my family to have no practical use for the church, or God, or religion. My children continue this trend.
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Mostly I make lists for projects. This can be daunting.
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Sometimes my brain writes a check that reality can’t cash.
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I’ve paid attention. I’ve pictured what I want to happen in my life.
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That’s our job – to strap rockets onto everything.
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Half of it is absolutely genuine, and half of it is us playing around with that fact.
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sticks and stones can only break bones; but words can shatter the soul
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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.
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I find it’s too much for me to read endless critiques, even if we’re being well-defended, of exactly what we’re doing.
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Am I missing an eyebrow?
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Let’s get on our knees and pray. I don’t know to whom. Is there a patron saint of ballistics gel?
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After all those years of doing remote detonations, where we just push a button and something explodes, to actually see a nice big fat line of black smoke heading toward something that will blow up is very satisfying.
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