Stanley Kubrick

I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker.

American Director

Hilarie Burton

Fourth of July. My birthday is July first, and my best friend's birthday is July fifth, so it's always been a favorite holiday. It's all about having a cooler full of sodas, hot dogs, and just hanging out and shooting off firecrackers, being low-key, watching the fireworks.

American Actress

Ze Frank

The naked mole is, like, the ugliest freakin' creature in the world. It is so radically, unbelievably disgusting. And the star-nosed mole is also. It looks like it snorted a firecracker. They live way underground, and to get footage of them is basically impossible.

American Comedian

Christopher Masterson

When I was 11, I burned a field down by mistake. It was an empty field, probably about 10 acres in size. Me and my friend were lighting firecrackers, and we ended up burning down the entire field. We got found out, and I think I was grounded for about three months.

American Actor

Ace Young

When I was 6 years old, we were lighting firecrackers in the backyard and started a fire. My brother ran out and was pulling water from the creek and pouring it on the fire with a 7-Eleven Big Gulp cup.

American Musician

Sheila Heti

I'd rather that people could be both entertained and given rest while reading my book than for someone to have to put the book down to take a rest. You can't just be lighting firecrackers all the time.

Canadian Writer

Ron Kovic

I am the living death, a Memorial Day on wheels. I am your Yankee Doodle Dandy, your John Wayne come home, your Fourth of July firecracker exploding in the grave.

American Activist

Dick Dale

I used to be a mean maniac. Someone once threw a firecracker at a show and I jumped off the side of the stage and whacked 'em on the side of the head.

Jessie James Decker

I'm a firecracker when it comes to my husband. I'm a stand by my man kind of girl.

Garrison Keillor

I hear a little firecracker go off when you come up with a good rhyme.

American Writer

Firecrackers are commonly used in celebrations like New Year's or national holidays, often for their loud 'bang'.

Cultural Celebrations

Use 'firecracker' with caution as it can imply danger; these are explosives and can cause harm.

Safety Warning

In many places, there are laws about when and where you can use firecrackers due to safety concerns.

Legal Restrictions

Describing someone as a firecracker means they're full of energy and have a bold, lively personality.

Figurative Speech

Calling someone a firecracker is informal and usually reserved for casual conversation.

Informal Term

The term can be used affectionately to tease someone who is behaving energetically or unpredictably.

Affectionate Teasing

 Well, obviously the next thing to do was build a cannon. So we went over into Michael's garage -- his dad had all kinds of stuff, and we put a pipe in the vice there, and screwed a cap on the end of the pipe, drilled a hole in the back of the pipe, took some of our firecrackers,

David Holt: The stories...

 who told me, "I come from a long line of smart, strong women. My grandmother was a firecracker, my mom is a professional, my sister and I are loud, and that's our form of feminine power." She then proceeded to describe her sex life to a series of one-off hookups,

What young women believe...

 when he came back and they wanted to retire him he was not able to retire happy I'll say he's suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome Gavin was afraid of thunderstorm firecrackers sound whatever we're surrounded by gunshots and sound you can change the

100th Episode PIPE Dog...

 so I felt a little bit awkward. That was difficult. Well, not difficult. It's a lot of practice, Chef. GORDON Najat is a little firecracker. That's how feisty she is. Right now, I feel like a fish out water.

Gordon Ramsay Explores...

 the blood go across the lens Charlie Wilson was covering for CBS I hear a couple people cheering and then what sounds like somebody had set off firecrackers my initial thought well that's a very funny joke

Attempted Assassination...

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Cameras Reveal the...

 right wouldn't send to the papers you show them I'm ready for anything take it Union firecracker boys hit that that wine that little thing and you're gonna push that little lever down okay yes yeah

Oswald's Mission PIPE...

 said this dog isn't aggressive he's afraid and I don't know what it came from it you know he's he's really afraid of firecrackers and thunder and it could have been something like back to that

Scared Willie PIPE Dog...

 Chinese doing is wrong moist we're warding off the evil spirit for this year we're gonna give them firecrackers loud cakes candles and to

Making Fireworks for the...

 the elevators have food traffic these two guys I still have a bunch of firecrackers down and someone cracked up