Benjamin Cohen's Quotes
Born: 1982-08-14
Profession: Journalist
Nation: English
Biography of Benjamin Cohen
A world in which others controlled the course of their own development, would be a world in which the American system would be seriously endangered.
Tags: American, Others, SeriouslyBack then, I could be as obnoxious as I liked and people would still come back for more, they had to, I was Benjamin Cohen, the Dot Com sensation.
Tags: Liked, Obnoxious, SensationI can remember how rude I could be at times to journalists and people phoning up for advice.
Tags: Advice, Remember, RudeI decided that the only way there would be a future was to start to cut back.
Tags: Cut, Future, StartI've found that in business opportunities will constantly emerge or situations develop that make you revise your plans along the way.
Tags: Along, Business, FoundInitially, the site was favourably reviewed in a leading new media publication and the word spread.
Tags: Leading, Media, WordMost of my time, energy and other resources I use to nurture my projects.
Tags: Energy, Resources, TimeMy parents have been really supportive right from the very beginning.
Tags: Beginning, Parents, SupportiveThe added work load of a degree has made me focus a lot more when I am in work.
Tags: Degree, Focus, WorkThe truth is that most small businesses will not succeed and you need to be emotionally prepared for this.
Tags: Small, Succeed, TruthWhen I look back at the way that I was in that documentary I cringe.
Tags: CringeEven if someone is already in your market space, ask yourself whether you can approach it from a different angle and thereby secure your own customer base.
Tags: Someone, Whether, YourselfI still manage to spend around 40 hours a week at work but it is a lot more focused on what can make money as opposed to what makes me look good in the papers.
Tags: Good, Money, WorkI was stuck at home in bed with me and got more and more involved with the Internet. I used it to keep in contact with friends and to make sure I was up to date with everything that was going on in the world.
Tags: Friends, Home, KeepThe first profile piece on myself came about after my Rabbi sent information to the Jewish Chronicle on what I was up to. The story was then picked up by one of the nationals and things grew from there.
Tags: After, Piece, StoryI can come off as pretty arrogant, but it's because I know I'm right. I'm very, very good at writing protocols. I've accomplished more working on my own than I ever did as part of a team.
Tags: Good, Pretty, WritingIn terms of work I've always had a Bad Attitude in that I won't work anywhere which requires me to work strict hours or follow a dress code. I don't know if that's an Asperger's thing or not, I think it's just being reasonable.
Tags: Attitude, Bad, WorkThe mark of a mature programmer is willingness to throw out code you spent time on when you realize it's pointless.
Tags: Mature, Realize, TimeThe next release of mainline is going to have a lot of the advanced features people want, by the way.
Tags: Advanced, Next, ReleaseVisit partners pages
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You get so tired of having your work die. I just wanted to make something that people would actually use.
Tags: Die, Tired, WorkDespite my emphasis on technology, I do not view laws as inherently evil. My goals are political ones, even if my techniques are not. The only way to fundamentally succeed is by changing existing laws. If I rejected all help from the political arena I would inevitably fail.
Tags: Evil, Help, TechnologyI am a technological activist. I have a political agenda. I am in favor of basic human rights: to free speech, to use any information and technology, to purchase and use recreational drugs, to enjoy and purchase so-called 'vices', to be free of intruders, and to privacy.
Tags: Human, Political, TechnologyIt's always hard to predict what's coming up next. My main guess is that content creators will increasingly start using BitTorrent to distribute their own work directly.
Tags: Hard, Start, Work