I'm basically a professional nerd, and I'm still not cool. I'm around people who are cool sometimes, and I know I'm not them. But that's OK; I don't care. Wil Wheaton More Quotes by Wil Wheaton More Quotes From Wil Wheaton It probably wasn't until I was a freshman in high school and I met the people who became my gaming group that I finally found people who were weird like I was: that loved reading and playing games and not just watching a science fiction or fantasy movie but talking all about it. Wil Wheaton gaming science people school I love tabletop and video games, which should be open and inclusive to everyone. Wil Wheaton video-games everyone games love I think the default position of humans is to be terrible, and we have to train it out of our children. That's just part of survival, right? Predator animals don't survive by being nice; humans are basically predator animals. Wil Wheaton think survival nice children When a person makes fun of you, when a person is cruel to you, it has nothing to do with you. It's not about what you said. It's not about what you did. It's not about what you love. It's about them feeling bad about themselves. Wil Wheaton feeling you fun love Being a nerd is not about what you love; it's about the way you love it. Wil Wheaton you what-you-love love way Someone who I would describe as a 'geek' or 'nerd' is a person who loves something to its greatest extent and then looks for other people who love it the same way so they can celebrate loving it together. Wil Wheaton celebrate together love people 'Ghost Adventures,' 'Mountain Monsters,' weird alien UFO shows like 'Ancient Aliens.' The people who are self-appointed experts in these fields are really a series of national treasures. Wil Wheaton alien weird mountain people I fell in love with Dungeons & Dragons, and the storytelling of it, and the weird dice, and the fact that it didn't use a traditional board. It felt like I was a part of something special and almost kind of like a secret club because a lot of people didn't know what it was and didn't understand it. Wil Wheaton weird understand love people I'm very lucky in that I was inspired by science fiction while I was a little kid, and I was interested in science and technology and was encouraged to pursue those interests. Wil Wheaton kid technology lucky science To understand a field, you look at its arts. Arts can be cautionary as well as inspiring. Wil Wheaton well understand look you I'm guess I'm up to about 70% of normal, which is a real relief. My doctor gave me clearance to go out in public again, so I've been able to go to the store and help out a little bit around the house. Wil Wheaton doctor go me house I was obsessed with 'Ghostbusters.' Wil Wheaton obsessed Anonymity, in some cases a key civil liberty, also enables society's worst actors. Wil Wheaton some worst liberty society
