Rick Smolan Quotes

Every time there's a new tool, whether it's Internet or cell phones or anything else, all these things can be used for good or evil. Technology is neutral; it depends on how it's used.

Rick Smolan

Recitation: by Male by Female

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GoodTechnologyTimeEvilInternet

Growing up where I did, the thought of working on a television show or in a movie... that existed on a parallel plane, you know?

Jennifer Garner

Growing UpThoughtYouTelevisionUp

I grew up in Spokane, Washington, in a very Christian, conservative home.

Matty Mullins

HomeChristianWashingtonUpVery

I actually enjoy writing longer books because you have even more to get your storytelling teeth into.

Stephen Cole

WritingEnjoyYouTeethStorytelling

My philosophy is, 'Show up, shut up, and do your job,' and if you do it to the satisfaction of your director and the public, you're likely to be able to do it again.

Stephen Lang

JobPhilosophyYouSatisfactionUp

I'm a big believer in personal responsibility. My life wasn't always peaches and roses. Where I am today is through a belief in hard work and never saying no.

Steve Wilkos

LifeWorkHard WorkTodayI Am

My father had left behind an old piano. My sister was already going to school, my mother was out working, and I stayed at home alone with my adorable grandmother who understood nothing I said. It was so boring that I stayed at the piano all day long, and that saved my life.

Michel Legrand

LifeFatherMotherHomeAloneDay

Sometimes misunderstandings between bloggers and the MSM are the result of simple ignorance.

Molly Ivins

IgnoranceSimpleResultSometimes

The director, of course, was Bob Fosse. But again, I worked with my father to prepare for the role.

Liza Minnelli

FatherDirectorPrepareRoleAgain

I thought I'd do something nice for the band... I'll hang myself.

Jason Newsted

MyselfThoughtNiceBandHang

Everybody watches Bruce Lee. That's a legend. He's the man!

Astro

ManLegendWatchesEverybodyHeLee

You can measure the warming oceans with a thermometer. You measure sea level rise with a yardstick. You can measure the dramatic increase in acidification with a simple pH test, and you can replicate what excess CO2 does to seawater in a basic high school science lab.

Sheldon Whitehouse

SeaScienceSimpleSchoolYouRise

I had a really generic upbringing, I think, when it comes to viewing movies as a kid. I didn't really know what was out there or what was being tried. I was, like, 'E.T.' and 'Indiana Jones.' Those were the only things I knew existed.

Shane Carruth

ThinkKnowMoviesKidOutThings

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