David Karp Quotes
Today there are millions of people making stuff and putting it into the world: that's become part of our identity and it shouldn't be limited to people who fancy themselves writers, or who are particularly witty or talented.
Quotes to Explore
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The undisturbed coastal plain is home to a wide variety of plants and animals and is the only wilderness sanctuary in North America that protects a complete range of the arctic ecosystem.
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Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.
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I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
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The only morality I'm interested in is the morality between your ears, between each player's ears, because that's the interesting thing to me.
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Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs.
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Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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It's important to be able to keep things fresh, no matter what age you are, or how many years you've been in the industry.
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Sometimes compromise is painful.
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At its core, banking is not simply about profit, but about personal relationships.
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You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.
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It's morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money.
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I travel around the world, and there are so many beautiful girls, but that's not going to make you a supermodel. You have to have something more than just a pretty face.
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Saving enough to retire has become impossible for most Americans.
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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I can't say 'I'm proud to say' - because it's not a choice for many Americans - but I can say I'm fortunate enough to not be raising my kids on McDonald's.
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I'm really into personalities. There have been certain girls that I've been attracted to, but when we got to chatting, it was such a let-down. So for me, a great personality is key.
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Even though I'm totally dependent on modern electronic gizmos, from my laptop to my iPod to my cell phone, I love to embrace old technology or no technology at all.
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Most of the Jewish writer friends I have are American, and I feel closer to them because they're always obsessed with one issue - identity: what does it mean to be an American Jew?
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The truth is that no matter how many retakes you do, each will be different and that is the nature of any creative medium. There's no such thing as perfection.
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There are people with an explicit political bent complaining about people having political agendas while nominating stories with political agendas. Is it political to try to be diverse? Is it political to try to imagine a non-heteronormative society? Yes, because it involves politics. But how do they expect us to not write about our lives?
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Today there are millions of people making stuff and putting it into the world: that's become part of our identity and it shouldn't be limited to people who fancy themselves writers, or who are particularly witty or talented.
