#om

People think that the arts are optional and they aren't. They teach a level of emotional depth that's equally important to mathematic skill. You can replace some math skills with a calculator if you know how to operate the thing, but there's no calculator for human interaction. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#calculator #depth #emotional #equally #how

Sometimes I play guitar like a frustrated drummer. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#frustrated #guitar #i #like #play

Growing up in Kentucky, I used to hang out with four running buddies as a kid - 6, 10, and 11 years old. Two of them would later come out, and so 50 percent of my friends as a kid were gay. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#come #four #friends #gay #growing

I noticed a lot of guitar players neglected the rhythm part of rhythm guitar and decided I would try to focus in that. As my skill and knowledge of the instrument grew, I found lead started to come naturally. Sometimes I play guitar like a frustrated drummer. Ha ha! ↗

— Hal Sparks

#decided #drummer #focus #found #frustrated

I'm a futurist. Technology is our way out of almost every problem we have. Technology can create a new sense of community. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#community #create #every #i #new

I'm as heterosexual as any person need be. I'm open about my relationships - or lack thereof - in my own life, because I want to make the case that gay isn't contagious. It's not something that you can catch or learn or choose. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#any #because #case #catch #choose

I'm named after a computer and grew up really interested in them. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#computer #grew #i #interested #named

If 'Airplane!' comes on, it's like a comfort film. You can always guarantee a laugh watching that movie. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#always #comes #comfort #film #guarantee

If I could sew comedy and philosophy together, then I've done a good job. The primary goal is always going to be laughs and the secondary goal is always going to be saying something without it being a lecture. I think it's important to have substance for what you're saying. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#being #comedy #could #done #goal

If you are for freedom and equal rights, which we hear a lot of talk about these days, then you have to include the LGBTQ community in that. And if you're not willing to put your time where your mouth is, then I don't know quite what you mean by commitment in your life. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#commitment #community #days #equal #equal rights