David Berman Quotes

United States, Musician
January 4, 1967 – August, 7, 2019.

David Cloud Berman was an American musician, singer, poet and cartoonist best known for his work with indie-rock band the Silver Jews. Although the band primarily existed as a recording project for most of its existence, the Silver Jews toured regularly from 2005 until 2009. In January 2009, Berman announced his retirement from music in hopes of finding a meaningful way of undoing the damage that his estranged father Richard Berman had brought upon society.

Also known as Singer, Poet, Cartoonist

Romance is the douche of the bourgeoisie.

David Berman
- Romance
- Bourgeoisie
Over 95% of the designers who have ever lived are alive today. Together, we have the power to define what professionalism in the communications industry will be about: helping increase market share or helping repair the World.

David Berman
- Together
- Today
- Helping

You can't change the feeling but you can change your feelings about the feeling in a second or two

David Berman
- Feeling
- Change
- Second
Somewhere in the future I am remembering today.

David Berman
- Future
- Today
- Somewhere
Suppose one who had always continued blind be told by his guide that after he has advanced so many steps he shall come to the brink of a precipice, or be stopped by a wall; must not this to him seem very admirable and surprising? He cannot conceive how it is possible for mortals to frame such predictions as these, which to him would seem as strange and unaccountable as prophesy doth to others. Even they who are blessed with the visive faculty may (though familiarity make it less observed) find therein sufficient cause of admiration.

David Berman
All the characters on the album are inside me, though none are me. They are sides of me or who I was.

David Berman
- Writing
- Character
- Albums
Designers must educate the public that design is about strategy, not decoration. However, such attempts are repeatedly undermined by a design world hooked on competitions and awards ceremonies that celebrate creativity instead of strategy results and sustainability.

David Berman
- World
- Design
- Competition
When there's trouble I don't like running, but I'm afraid I got more in common with who I was, than who I am becoming

David Berman
- Running
- Trouble
- Common

Spend regularly and constantly two or three hours of the morning in study and retirement. I do not take upon me to prescribe what you shall employ yourself about. I only propose the passing two or three hours of the twenty-four in private.

David Berman
- Morning
- Hours
- Retirement
We visual communicators have so much good to share: rather than sharing our chemical and style addictions, we could be using our professional skills to help communicate health information, conflict resolution, democracy, technology.

David Berman