Ben Huh Quotes

#1. Entrepreneurs go through real problems and come up with real solutions. It's not fake. You can do all the right things and still lose. You can do all the wrong things and still will.

Ben Huh

#2. I'm always throwing out ideas, so it's not creativity, it's just volume.

Ben Huh

#3. The Internet's a big enough place for everybody to be happy.

Ben Huh

#4. As our heart soars, we fly with it! Let love take you places!

Bryant McGill

#5. That was the thing about Ben. He could get away with saying shit like that. I totally couldn't. I wasn't big or masculine enough. In my mind, anyway. But Ben could get all agape on your ass, and you'd just sit there like, huh. Agape. Interesting.

Bill Konigsberg

#6. The Internet is far more engaging as an interactive medium than broadcast. Barriers to creating content are going away; they're almost gone. People are taking control of their entertainment. People are Tweeting, posting on Facebook and YouTube.

Ben Huh

#7. I don't need to have someone tell me what I'm going to be entertained by.

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#8. Human nature has a tendency to admire complexity but reward simplicity.

Ben Huh

#9. I want to be happy. I realized that being happy isn't necessarily about getting there, it's how you get there. It almost sounds like a cliche, but every entrepreneur I've talked to - every good entrepreneur - really enjoys the 'how you get here.'

Ben Huh

#10. Hard at work on a new one, huh? What's this one called?"
"A Feast of Souls."
"A Feast of Souls," Ben said. "Classy." I slowed, unsure whether or not I had detected a hint of sarcasm in my neighbor's tone.

James Newman

#11. I know a lot of people love applications on their phone, but I'm like, 'Yeah, I understand the nice experience, but there's something about it that doesn't flow well.' Opening an app, closing it, moving to something else. There's something about the open web that's very free flowing.

Ben Huh

#12. Wherever there are qualities there are likewise quantities, but not always vice versa.

Johannes Kepler

#13. The fact of the matter is that the Internet has brought together millions of people who trust one another for reasons that are unknown.

Ben Huh

#14. The awesome part about The Book of Awesome is the realization that if you enjoy the simple moments in your life, you will be happier.

Ben Huh

#15. Wha--huh? You've made a mistake? You? Wait... The world isn't ending. Big Ben's Infinity Day Clock has stopped. You can't have made a mistake. It's simply not... possible. It's a day just like any other day. - Evaline, to Mina

Colleen Gleason

#16. Call on God, but row away from the rocks.

Hunter S. Thompson

#17. We tell ourselves we're here to be flexible and to be nimble, and not necessarily to stick to a master plan.

Ben Huh

#18. When people call something a 'fail,' it's because you tried to accomplish something but didn't make it. If you're just walking down the street and something bad just happens to you, that's not really a fail on your part. You might call that situation a fail.

Ben Huh

#19. New media's not very old, hence the word new, so we don't know a lot of things about new media and by the time you've taught it it's probably out of date. I think it's much more beneficial to have an experiential lesson versus a classroom lesson in new media.

Ben Huh

#20. The time to realize that you need to transition out of your job is when you know that you've grown out of the role that you were doing before.

Ben Huh

#21. Journalism is a craft that takes years to learn. It's like golf. You never get it right all the time. It's a game of fewer errors, better facts, and better reporting.

Ben Huh

#22. Robert said, "This is great, huh? Sorry to butt in and everything, but I really need the extra points. For my grade."
Ben nodded and tried to smile. Right, for his grade. He probably wanted to get an A++ in social studies instead of just an A+

Andrew Clements

#23. Only those who live forever can act like there's time to waste.

Ben Huh

#24. Get away from the place that makes you feel comfortable with your depression. The reality is it's never as bad as the insanity you've created in your head.

Ben Huh

#25. To invent a war means that you've become a wartime president, and you can suspend much if not all of the Bill of Rights.

Gore Vidal

#26. Joseph habitually scowled at furniture, expecting it to be impertinent, mischievous, or dusty.

John Steinbeck