“I like to work fast. I despise not having the right tool or, worse, knowing I have it but not being able to find it.”

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!

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

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.

I’ve paid attention. I’ve pictured what I want to happen in my life.

Fractals, the theory of relativity, the genome: these are magnificently beautiful constructs.

It’s a repository for my brain, everything that I could possibly be interested in.

In fact, sometimes the only way they’ll ever exist is if you make them yourself.

Despite all of your mistakes, I stayed – and that was mine.

Life wasn’t always easy to live but you are here despite it all.

Walking away from someone that you believe you love, despite them being an unhealthy match for you, is one of the hardest things to do.

Our greatest human freedom is that, despite whatever our physical situation is in life, we are always free to choose our thoughts.

Despite the distance that separates us, we are not limited by borders. We are one global Armenian nation together.

Courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles

We fell in love, despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created.

Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.