Like the average American that I hang out with, and like my father before me, I raised all my children to respect tools and use them wisely and safely. ↗
The higher the artist, the fewer the gestures. The fewer the tools, the greater the imagination. The greater the will, the greater the secret failure. ↗
With a theatre audience there's always the additional sense of a sustained challenge of which I'm acutely aware and for which you need to have the tools ready - your voice, physicality, brain. ↗
To put it better, we believe the radar gun will get you drafted, but you have to pitch to get to the big leagues. Tools will get you drafted, but you have to be able to play to get to the big leagues. ↗
That the way to achieve higher standards of living for all is through science and technology, taking advantage of better tools, methods and organization. ↗