Jamie Hyneman Quotes

The problem comes when you say that danger is part of the equation. Then you don't do any more work on safety. That shouldn't happen.

One thing you gotta take into consideration is that it's professional wrestling, and you know it going in. There's dangers to every profession, and our particular profession, concussions is one thing.

Security will produce danger.

It’s, like, a safety bomb.” -Iggy

Safety and the assurance of safety are things of the past.

I am rarely injured.

I think the one thing I can say is not to play through concussions. I think that's unwise.

It's a dangerous world, man. You've gotta keep your eyes and ears peeled and be on the alert all the time.

We try to reduce the danger to a minimum, of course. And then we prepare for accidents with alternate plans. For instance, if I'm turning over a stagecoach, I try to take into consideration what moves I have to make if it flips in the wrong direction. Without those emergency plans you get hurt.

Never wear your necktie while you're operating a lathe.

Everybody in wrestling is looking at the information coming in on concussions. Everyone from the NFL to the WWE to TNA to the youth soccer groups around the country are realizing that there are dangers that weren't previously known.

Even wrestling, now, I wear the helmet all the time. I'm not going to make that mistake again ever in my life.

This is about safety. This has nothing to do with religion.

In the '80s, you couldn't walk in the neighborhood without looking back to see if anyone was following you. You had your key in your hand before you got to your apartment and you'd rush in so you didn't have to stop.

No other protection is wanting, provided you are under the guidance of prudence.

Even as a youngster, though, I could not bring myself to believe that if knowledge presented danger, the solution was ignorance. To me, it always seemed that the solution had to be wisdom. You did not refuse to look at danger, rather you learned how to handle it safely.

Nothing's dangerous if you know what you're doing.

'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you, my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.

He who keeps danger in mind, is he who will rest safe in his seat; he who keeps ruin in mind, is he who will preserve his interests secure.

We're not going to take the risk when it comes to the safety of the American people. No longer.

There are always dangers about. Therefore you must always keep your defences strong.

Gettin' near the fire, chica, doesn't necessarily mmean you'll get burned.

Having been a stunt girl for so long, a big part of my job was to not just make the other person look as cool as they could, but also to act as a support. My job was to make them as safe as they could be, so that they could be as explosive and as emotionally engaged as they could be.

Everything that I've done was prudent and never has anyone gotten hurt in my films - not a single actor, not a single extra, ever.

Out of this nettle - danger - we pluck this flower - safety.