Jenna Wortham Quotes
People in tech love to see their work as embodying the 'hacker ethos': a desire to break systems down in order to change them. But this pride can often be conveyed rather clumsily.
Quotes to Explore
-
As one grows older one becomes more critical of oneself and less of other people.
-
I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I'm talking about just for the league itself.
-
If you love things or ideas or people that contradict each other, you have to be prepared to fight for every square inch of intellectual real estate you occupy.
-
I've been lucky enough to work in pop culture, especially with people right before they popped.
-
You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.
-
I get so excited when a song I wrote that's very personal to me goes No. 1 and I look down and see people singing the words back to me.
-
You well know, sir, that when the Constitution was submitted to the People of the respective States for their adoption or rejection, it awakened the warmest debates of the several State conventions.
-
I will always find even the worst paintings that attempt some kind of representation better than the best invented paintings.
-
My father always said I have a face for radio, and 'Cloverfield' was one of my finest pieces of work.
-
For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.
-
It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.
-
It's human nature to want to be with other people.
-
Music really gets me going, so I've always got to make sure I have my iPod to give me energy to work out.
-
I work hard and support myself.
-
When you are suffering, you become more understanding about yourself, but also about other people's sufferings too. That's the first step to understand somebody is to understand their sufferings. So then love follows.
-
I like sports, and swimming is my favorite. Doing physical exercises keeps one fit and healthy and helps one work more efficiently. I think we all need to strike a balance between work and relaxation. This can keep us energetic and help us do our job better.
-
Having your stuff online - some people think of it as gimmicky, but in a way, it's one of the most pure forms of having your work judged.
-
People in very high places suddenly fall, and we are always surprised because we don't factor in the basic element that they're humans and, therefore, they are flawed and have weaknesses.
-
I'm a real fan of that Foster the People song 'Pumped Up Kicks.'
-
I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously.
-
For me, I feel like I don't see myself as all that different from other humans as a woman, but I'm surprised by how frequently I'm asked to see myself differently.
-
Yeah, I was a postcard, I was a recordI was a camera until I went blind
-
People in tech love to see their work as embodying the 'hacker ethos': a desire to break systems down in order to change them. But this pride can often be conveyed rather clumsily.
