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Quotes About DIY

The basic story for Golden Spike is that we discovered a way to create do-it-yourself Apollo programs for other countries.
~ Alan Stern
I make all my body lotions by just mixing oils.
~ Nikki Reed
The age of automation is going to be the age of "do it yourself".
~ Marshall McLuhan
Yeah, the majority of Brit+Co users are women, but DIY? You see kids DIY, adult men geeking out hardcore with anything related to woodworking and all these cool new technologies, metalwork, leatherworking, concrete making. Everyone has a passion. I truly believe it's in our DNA literally to build things.
~ Brit Morin
I set out to make a sandwich using a robot arm. I put a knife at the end of it and tried to make it spread peanut butter over bread. It didn't work so great.
~ Simone Giertz
I've never written a song about DNA or anything that I work on. But I just think that DIY aspect, and the creativity and the belonging and acceptance is what drew me in.
~ Unknown
I remember ordering records out of the Dischord catalog in the '80s, and there would be a handwritten note.
~ Beto O'Rourke
WARNING: ANY MONEY YOU SAVE BY DOING HOMEOWNER PROJECTS YOURSELF WILL BE OFFSET BY THE COST OF HIRING COMPETENT PROFESSIONALS TO COME AND REMOVE THEM SO YOU CAN SELL YOUR HOUSE, NOT TO MENTION THE EMOTIONAL TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH LISTENING TO THESE PROFESSIONALS, AS THEY RIP OUT LARGE CHUNKS OF A PROJECT, LAUGH, AND YELL REMARKS SUCH AS: "HEY! GET A LOAD OF THIS.
~ Dave Barry
The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it.
~ Linus Torvalds
Nut butters are so versatile, especially peanut, and whenever I run out, I just make my own. It's cheaper and easier.
~ Nadiya Hussain
The do-it-yourself version of pensions is a flop, as many Americans have painfully learned.
~ William Greider
I like doing things where I can get dirty, work with my hands, and use power tools. Last weekend, I did some grouting.
~ Nathan Fillion
I've always been interested in DIY and home renovation - even from my first student flat. I've always left places better than when I moved in.
~ Andrea McLean
It was during this time that Archie learned the true power of do-it-yourself, how it uses a hammer and nails to replace nouns and adjectives, how it allows men to communicate. A lesson he kept with him all his life.
~ Zadie Smith
It was during this time that Archie learnt the true power of do-it-yourself, how it uses a hammer and nails to replace nouns and adjectives, how it allows men to communicate. A lesson he kept with him all his life.
~ Zadie Smith
I love the idea of not being able to afford something and just making your own version or buying a cheap knock-off instead.
~ Hunx
Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
~ Grimes
As for making video comedy, pretty much anyone can do it. When I got started, I just filmed it with my webcam and used iMovie to edit the video, which I still use.
~ Simone Giertz
I've been honestly sitting in the living room every day doing little DIY projects. Painting and making stuff and all that stuff. That's been kind of cool. I got to find out I apparently have a passion for that.
~ Adam Page
Learn how to make your own weaves. It will help you save a lot of money in the long run!
~ GloZell
If you read fashion magazines, and you couldn't afford something, or you were living outside London, you had to make it yourself.
~ Esme Young
Father's Day: When you get that lethal combination of alcohol and new power tools.
~ David Letterman
I am like a hardware store. I screw. I nut. I bolt.
~ Unknown
As technology advances, it reverses the characteristics of every situation again and again. The age of automation is going to be the age of do it yourself.
~ Marshall McLuhan