Joko Beck Quotes

We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error in the way we think, our self-awareness, which is our greatest blessing, is also our downfall.

Joko Beck

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• Philosophy! Empty thinking by ignorant conceited men who think they can digest without eating!

  

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• I'm a liberal, but I'm not biased. Seriously.

  

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• I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry.

  

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• Rag & bone images always reflect the authenticity of the brand. Their images have character and tell a story.

  

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• It meant something to see people who looked like me in comic books. It was this beautiful place that I felt pop culture should look like.

  

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• In New York, we tip everyone. We tip doormen, we tip cab drivers, and we tip bartenders at the bar. You'll get quite an evil eye if you don't leave a tip at the bar.

  

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• If you don't acknowledge differences, it's as bad as stereotyping or reducing someone.

  

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• I play only classical music. My pianos are my only big indulgence, but they're a necessity. When I'm playing the piano is literally the only time I can be completely abstract and disconnected from the regular world and yet be connected - to my music.

  

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• My character in 'La Haine,' he's not bad; he's unhappy, and usually, people are like that. Most of us are angry.

  

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• 'Do you know a cure for me?' 'Why yes,' he said, 'I know a cure for everything. Salt water.' 'Salt water?' I asked him. 'Yes,' he said, 'in one way or the other. Sweat, or tears, or the salt sea.'

  

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• The whole business is a gamble. There's no real stability, you're kind of just floating around like a feather your whole life.

  

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• Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it, you don't have a chance.

  

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• No creature loves an empty space;Their bodies measure out their place.

  

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• A vacation home is a wonderful 'extra' as you start building wealth. Remember, though, it's still basically a very large, very expensive toy.

  

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• I just don't plan things. I live a month at a time.

  

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• The American free enterprise system is the greatest tool to lift people out of poverty ever created in human history and when applied properly, does not discriminate by race, religion, or skin color.

  

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• It is obvious, in retrospect, to lean on those who love us most. With depression, in part because of the shame attached to it, it's harder to be honest.

  

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• The promise of the American Dream requires that we are all provided an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to our nation.

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• George of the Jungle is a cartoon. He's a guy who swings around on a vine all day. Are you not buying that?

  

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• A vulgar man, in any ill that happens to him, blames others; a novice in philosophy blames himself; and a philosopher blames neither, the one nor the other.

  

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• Someone has to stand up and speak for the freedoms of the little guy.

  

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• We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error in the way we think, our self-awareness, which is our greatest blessing, is also our downfall.

  

  Joko Beck