David Cohen Quotes
People look up to Techstars because they get funded by Techstars; they go through the accelerator. What we do impacts what they do. What we care about we hope has a meta impact on those entrepreneurs and how they think about the world.
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The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.
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The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.
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Some people are used to having things done for them by her parents, I am not. I can do it myself.
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Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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Our country does not believe in the concept of your God and my God. We believe that all gods are one. We have different ways of accepting Him. All ways lead to Him.
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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan understand that government does not create jobs. Entrepreneurs do.
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Maybe I'm the kind of athlete who absorbs the atmosphere instead of trying to block it out.
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Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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In my life, there have always been people who guided my path, towards the school, towards this company. I didn't know about any of it. I didn't have a plan. It's good fortune and generosity from other people that have given me all I have today.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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I'm a Sufi Muslim, I would say. I believe in using the medium to create a good vibration because art is so important to society. Some projects I don't do because I feel that it's going to create a bad vibe. I don't do propaganda films that are anti another religion, anti-Muslim or anti-Hindu.
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AIDS is a plague - numerically, statistically and by any definition known to modern public health - though no one in authority has the guts to call it one.
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As investors, we want to believe we are smart, insightful and uniquely talented - even though we often fail to do the heavy lifting, put in the long hours, and make the uncomfortable but necessary decisions to achieve success.
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.
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Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved.
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I've never been enamoured by the idea of being a celebrity.
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We must build a trickle-up media that reflects the true character of this country and its people. A democratic media serving a democratic society.
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I remember when I was like 19 years old and I started a desk calendar company to pay for my first short film, just so I could say one day that my daddy didn't pay for my first short film. And I really established myself in the film festival world.
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However spontaneous I hope a photograph will look, I always put a lot of thought into how I can make it happen. The very best pictures are the most relaxed, so a lot of fussing around technically can completely break the spell, and everyone freezes up with nerves.
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People look up to Techstars because they get funded by Techstars; they go through the accelerator. What we do impacts what they do. What we care about we hope has a meta impact on those entrepreneurs and how they think about the world.
