Arthur Jafa Quotes
I've pushed myself to push toward things that disturb me. I've developed a habit of recording these things because these things often disappear.
Quotes to Explore
-
Liking one person is an extra reason for liking another.
-
I used to be the best comic actor in my batch. Everyone knew that my comic timing was impeccable.
-
The first thing I look at is, 'Is the entrepreneur going after really big problems, to the extent that it feels scary when they talk about it?' You wonder if the idea is possible. I have seen that a lot of times, people go after small problems, and that's a sign that they are not confident.
-
I firmly believe caretaking the soul is incredibly important for happiness.
-
The essence of architecture is form and space, and light is the essential element to the key to architectural design, probably more important than anything. Technology and materials are secondary.
-
When I see a movie with someone it's kind of uncomfortable.
-
I still have in me the same awareness when I was 12 and chubby and a girl was spitting in my face. I'm the same person.
-
If you don't know much about the field, you're able to ask a set of questions that an expert would never ask, and that allows you a very different thought process and a fresh approach.
-
I love fashion and there is no easier way to express yourself than through the clothes you wear.
-
When I was really little, I listened to Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrel, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Patsy Cline.
-
An effective human being is a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.
-
I believe in a packed Heaven and an empty Hell.
-
Elections, for their part, are typically popularity contests rather than measures of candidates' relative competency or effectiveness. Imagine if scientific truth were determined according to which scientist was most popular. To be successful, scientists would have to be charismatic and attractive - and human knowledge would suffer terribly.
-
The first thing they gave me at 'Sports Illustrated' was a first-class air card. 'And oh, by the way, there's the petty cash drawer,' they told me. 'Take a few thousand dollars for expenses.'
-
I part of this great nation because my grandfather was born here, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He took a horse, back in 1895, and ride it all the way down to Guanajuato, looking for his American dream. No penny in his pocket, only dreams in his head. And he was an immigrant coming from the States into Mexico. And he found his American dream in Mexico.
-
I am an urban vegan. I love the glossy pages of 'Vogue,' even though I won't purchase the leather shoes and bags I see there, and being reminded that the fur trade even exists breaks my heart.
-
I can't speak for boys because I'm not one! But I just imagine they think differently.
-
There will never be a replacement for that ongoing physical contact. But I don't think blogging is meant to replace the face-to-face of friendships and meetings. Blogging is a way to keep in touch with a larger group of people on an ongoing basis, in a more efficient way.
-
Professionally, I really respect Natalie Portman – her career choices, actually going for stuff with substance.
-
One thing I have learned in my 46 years on this planet is that the greatest opportunity for growth and understanding comes through the challenges that we encounter.
-
When you work hard, good things happen.
-
We were telling everybody we weren't getting back together when we were in the studio actually recording. We wanted to try it on, to see how it would fit.
-
I've pushed myself to push toward things that disturb me. I've developed a habit of recording these things because these things often disappear.
