Benjamin Watson Quotes
White people think one thing and black people think another thing about the same event. And we automatically, before we really know what happened, kind of pick our sides.
Quotes to Explore
-
It is better not to express what one means than to express what one does not mean.
-
The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.
-
The future is much like the present, only longer.
-
I am not honest.
-
Many leaders of big organizations, I think, don't believe that change is possible. But if you look at history, things do change, and if your business is static, you're likely to have issues.
-
The great sin was adopting the 21st Century's Socialism, something that not even its founder, Ditrich knows exactly what it is, though he says it is under construction.
-
As a member of the audience I don't like it that I can't see what's going on in the eyes and in the face and in the most subtle responses of a performer when I'm more than a few rows back. I find it very frustrating.
-
I try to do two moot courts for every Supreme Court case (and one to two for courts of appeals), and to ensure I am being mooted by people who know the Supreme Court well and are coming to the case fresh.
-
No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
-
The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.
-
I had one girl tell me last night that I'm the greatest thing ever, that she wants to aspire to be me. Just stuff like, 'You're my idol. I love you.' It's awesome. It's what it's all about.
-
Humility is a good estate; founded thereon, the whole spiritual edifice grows into a holy temple in the Lord. Through humility, some have even possessed the gates of their enemies. For which of the virtues is so mighty to subdue the pride of demons and the tyranny of men?
-
In law school, I earned the respect of professors and served on the editorial board of 'The Yale Law Journal.'
-
The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.
-
Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
-
Our goal is to build this up as a knowledge base that anyone can look at. We're not just interested in people answering their friends' one-off questions.
-
Life started getting good when I started making money.
-
Pummeling an answer out of someone never works. You cannot intimidate someone with aggressive language and think they'll be more forthcoming... that's a caricature of interrogation, part of the TV culture of what it looks like.
-
'Bagdad Cafe' was a film that changed many, many people's lives... how they saw themselves and how they looked at their life situation. I thought I made a little movie. All the mail that I get is about how it changed lives, and that's wonderful.
-
I have never used the word 'boy' to describe a black, nor would I tolerate it in my office.
-
People don't care enough. They don't get worked up enough. They don't get angry enough. They don't get passionate enough. I'd rather somebody hate what I do than be indifferent to it.
-
The best way to boost the economy is to redistribute wealth downward, as poorer people tend to spend a higher proportion of their income.
-
I've just been very, very lucky with the film having been introduced in the right way.
-
White people think one thing and black people think another thing about the same event. And we automatically, before we really know what happened, kind of pick our sides.
