Adam Savage Quotes

Let's get on our knees and pray. I don't know to whom. Is there a patron saint of ballistics gel?

I think LEGOs are one of the best toys ever developed.

Am I about to feel really, really stupid?

Being a geek is all about learning the inventories of things.

Failure is always an option.

I learned at an early age that I could make the things that I wanted. That's a very powerful thing to realize as a kid. LEGOs were a key part of that.

The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

Don't work for fools. It's not worth it. Getting paid less to work for people you like and believe in is much better for you (and your career) in the long run.

It's sort of a mental attitude about critical thinking and curiosity. It's about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.

In the spirit of science, there really is no such thing as a 'failed experiment.' Any test that yields valid data is a valid test.

I'm obsessed with the form of a toolbox. The idea of a portable kit that has everything you might need ignites something inside me. It's like Batman's utility belt.

If I had any dignity, that would have been humiliating.

Bad spellers of the world untie!

We are always works in progress. You will hurt people you love, and help people you detest. This is called being a human and it happens to everyone.

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. It's a pointless delay that wrecks my pace - and mood.

Sometimes my brain writes a check that reality can't cash.

The coolest toys don't have to be bought; they can be built. In fact, sometimes the only way they'll ever exist is if you make them yourself.

I am now standing in a mixture of cooling fluid, gasoline, and cola.

Deadlines refine the mind. They remove variables like exotic materials and processes that take too long. The closer the deadline, the more likely you'll start thinking waaay outside the box.

My advice is keep your lips away from the spinning things.

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

Gravity. It's not just a good idea; it's the law!

I have some ideas on how to fix that. They're not very good ideas, but at least they're ideas!

I find that your basic Internet chat board is way too vitriolic for my taste.

We don't necessarily stand by our faults every time, but we will always stand by our methodologies and ethos.

sticks and stones can only break bones; but words can shatter the soul

I've learned over decades of building that a deadline is a potent tool for problem-solving.

There's this group online that I frequent. It's a group of prop crazies just like me called the Replica Props Forum, and it's people who trade, make and travel in information about movie props.

Jamie's gonna go take a break now, and i am going to continue the on-going process of making a fool of myself and go ahead and try it myself.

That's our job - to strap rockets onto everything.

The only thing that differentiates you and me from a couple of fourteen year old pyromaniacs is balistic glass!

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

I just had one of those 'what the hell are we doing' moments.

I wouldn't say jamie is an evil genius. I'm not sure he's evil and I'm not sure he's a genius.

I believe that inside every tool is a hammer.

Am I missing an eyebrow?

My dignity and good television - they'll never meet.

There's few things that get you over your own crap more than working hard.

There is no dignity in television.

I would have to say that looked like it hurt.

That was excellent! I mean, it didn't do anything, but it looked really cool!

The best-case scenario is that the glass shatters in my face! How do you think that makes me feel?

Firemen have the coolest toys ever!

I believe that rules do not make us moral; loving each other makes us moral.

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.

This is the point in the show where we say, 'Oh, what else do we have in the van that's flammable?'

The Internet is probably the most important technological advancement of my lifetime. Its strength lies in its open architecture and its ability to allow a framework where all voices can be heard.

We're allowed to explore the world at large on these things; the urban-legend aspect of it is just kind of an excuse.

I've always thought something that makes you laugh, it makes you laugh because there's a little bit of truth to it.