Jawed Karim Quotes
It wasn't like I wanted to be the next Marc Andreessen, but it would be cool to be in the same place.
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My films are of paramount importance to me, the same as my family. That's not going to change. This is a balance I have to strike throughout my life.
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Socialism is simply Communism for people without the testosterone to man the barricades.
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
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The politics of the Cape Town Metro, which allows an executive Mayoral committee to make secret decisions which affect you, behind closed doors, is wrong!
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My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.
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Even when a person has all of life's comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.
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The difficult part was to tell the world that I was finishing.
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When I was seventeen, I worked as a counsellor at a co-ed sleep-away camp for eight weeks. I loved it but it could be harrowing - it was far too much responsibility for someone my age.
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Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.
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What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures.
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College inspired me to think differently. It's like no other time in your life.
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Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured, and little to be enjoyed.
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Why do they cover Paul's songs but never mine?
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Everybody is struggling for the good things of the world, and all the arguments to prove that they are not desirable are worse than wasted.
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There's a certain freedom in writing when you don't know if you'll ever have an audience.
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Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups.
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But the exposure we got by doing the stint with Nine Inch Nails brought us a lot of attention.
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I try to leave a light footprint. I'm involved with Global Green, which aims to educate people about sustainable building and the greening of schools. I try to be aware about the consumption of unnecessary things in a consumptive culture.
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Our approach to continuously investing in the scales and capabilities of our people helps us meet the needs of our clients and enhances our ability to attract the very best talent in our industry.
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Well, it's a little harder in New York. It's not as forgiving to a film crew. You hold up a bunch of New Yorkers who can't cross the street, they're not going to take it well. Southern California? They'll wait. It's cool man. In New York, they're like, 'Are you kidding me? I gotta get to work.'
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I have two older brothers. I am the baby. We're all very, very close. We're great communicators, so we get along really well.
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So much of comedy happens between your chin and your shoulders. Nobody tells you when you get your own TV show that you're going to watch yourself in the edit room over and over and over again. It's a tough lesson.
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I have had lobbyists, and I have had some very good ones. They could do anything.
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It wasn't like I wanted to be the next Marc Andreessen, but it would be cool to be in the same place.
