Jens Martin Skibsted Quotes

Democracy is not just about voting but about informed voting. If democracy doesn't have access to reliable sources of information and instead relies on social proof, then there is no way of distinguishing between junk evidence and actual knowledge.

Jens Martin Skibsted

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: designer
  • Nationality: danish
  • Birth: June 28, 1970

Topics

KnowledgeDemocracyVotingWayJunk

I actually went to film school and was making experimental films for a short time, so it wasn't such a leap.

Jim Coleman

TimeSchoolShortLeapFilmMaking

Time means a great deal to every runner. It means everything to me, because most days miles don't count; only minutes do.

Joe Henderson

GreatTimeMeEverythingDaysCount

There is a basic idea to this fighting spirit: that there are standards worth devoting yourself to that are more important than your self-interest.

John Dickerson

YourselfFightingWorthImportant

You don't make a poem with ideas, but with words.

Stephane Mallarme

WordsPoetryIdeasYouPoemMake

I have a difficult time doing an Irish accent; even now, it kind of fades slowly into Scottish.

Robin Williams

TimeDoingNowKindIrishDifficult

Insecurity, commonly regarded as a weakness in normal people, is the basic tool of the actor's trade.

Miranda Richardson

PeopleInsecurityWeaknessActor

One thing that I think never goes out of style is just purity. Niceness and purity. And the Muppets have never lost that. Kermit especially is just wide-eyed wonder, unblinking. And he can't blink. Which I think probably helps.

Jason Segel

StyleThinkWonderLostNeverOut

I love being a dad, and I'm good at it. Kids teach you about life, like how not to focus on yourself so much.

Dennis Quaid

LifeLoveGoodFocusYourselfYou

I may be wrong in that, but not I think in putting the questions. In our modern democracy the government needs not a unanimous but a general support for war before it orders our forces to fight.

Douglas Hurd

GovernmentFightWarSupportThink

Our minds influence the key activity of the brain, which then influences everything; perception, cognition, thoughts and feelings, personal relationships; they're all a projection of you.

Deepak Chopra

ThoughtsBrainPerceptionKeyYou

I really think that you have to find a partner that compliments you and is somebody that pushes you and is better at some things than you are, so they can push you to improve yourself as a person. That's my take.

Ashton Kutcher

YourselfPartnerThinkBetterPush

It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.

Publilius Syrus

PlanBadModification

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