James Rallison > Quotes

“Always wear your seatbelt.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“Nobel Prize winner Arthur Schawlow invented the laser in 1957 and, sure, lasers were used in the lunar landing and they have medical and military purposes, but I think we can all agree that their best application is laser pointers and laser tag.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“Do I look like my soul has been crushed? No? Then no, I didn’t get a job.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“Maybe someday I’ll play a video game that changes my mind, but right now I think that all the story a video game needs is: Go save the princess. And that’s the exact story to one of the highest-selling video game franchises: Shrek.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel

“when I saw my dog transform into Satan.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“High school is nothing like it looks in the movies. No one sings, there’s no catchy dance numbers, and in Arizona no one even has lockers.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“At our house, nothing containing sugar was safe from him.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“How about: Society Of Cool, Constantly Energetic Runners. S.O.C.C.E.R.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel

“It’s too hot to do anything outside but go to a pool or watch stuff melt.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“Bill Nye the Science Guy.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“Although, it’s possible that he wasn’t lying and the head trauma made him legitimately forget.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“think”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“So then I thought, Wow, these guys came prepared. But another part of me thought, Wow, these guys are even bigger dweebs. They came prepared to a laser tag fight.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“But on the bright side, we totally made that bird’s day.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“I didn’t pull the “Let me speak to your manager” card, but I could feel my inner–mom instincts kicking in and telling me, “You should threaten to give them a one-star review on Yelp!” My”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel

“Of those who did do the science fair, when asked whether they enjoyed it, 21 percent said they did—I’ll call these people the Nerds—and 21 percent said they didn’t. I know Twitter polls aren’t the most accurate sources of data, but I think it’s safe to say this issue is pretty evenly split. I’m in the 21 percent of people who didn’t enjoy the science fair. Don’t get me wrong, I love science! Well, that may not be completely true. I really hated biology. It was just memorizing vocabulary words.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“butterflies”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“My first thought was, Ha! Look at these goths. They think they’re all cool with their dark clothes. What dweebs.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“case of dog attacks, because I don’t have a lot of experience with law enforcement”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“And as you probably know, Arizona is famous for the saguaro cactus, which looks a little like a tree that is constantly surrendering.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel

“Now, I already know the answer to this question, and in fourth grade, I’m sure I knew the answer too. It’s noon. (Editor’s note: Actually, it’s around three p.m.)”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“If you asked most people what their favorite bug is, more often than not, they’ll tell you that it’s butterflies.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“Why is it so difficult to get hired in fast food or retail?”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“Oh, but the science fair sounds like fun. I wish my school did them!”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“rain,”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“work and not do as much. Now, since I didn’t have any friends, in fourth grade I partnered”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“laser” is actually an acronym for “light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“neighbors”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“And we almost got away with it except this one kid—I forget his first name, but his last name was Ferilikins or something—told the coach, “They were playing bodies” and then explained that “Person A punched Person B” (not his exact words).”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

“Freshman Year: Accidentally Dating My Sister (Not Clickbait)”
― James Rallison, The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up