--- title: "14 Knows Quotes By David Plotz" description: "14 Knows quotes by David Plotz. Plus more from David Plotz and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/david-plotz-14341_business_the-new-york-times-is-the-greatest-media_2508288.png" --- > [The New York Times is the greatest media company around, arguably, and the people at the New York Times know a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/the-new-york-times-is-the-greatest-media-company-around-arguably-and/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/david-plotz-14341_business_the-new-york-times-is-the-greatest-media_2508288.png) > [I think I did 97 pitch meetings, and even at the 97th meeting, there were questions I was getting that I hadn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-think-i-did-97-pitch-meetings-and-even-at-the-97th-meeting-there/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/david-plotz-14341_baseball_i-think-i-did-97-pitch-meetings-and-even_3098406.jpg) > [That economics and finance are often covered as technical subjects, sort of boring subjects, and either you already know a lot about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/that-economics-and-finance-are-often-covered-as-technical-subjects/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/david-plotz-14341_boring_that-economics-and-finance-are-often-cov_561258.jpg) > [I know I would have learned a huge amount had I read the bible with my rabbi. But I also would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-know-i-would-have-learned-a-huge-amount-had-i-read-the-bible-with/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/david-plotz-14341_amount_i-know-i-would-have-learned-a-huge-amoun_1392665.png) > [I want to have enough space to, I don't know, think thoughts. I mean, I just - I don't know that I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-want-to-have-enough-space-to-i-don-t-know-think-thoughts-i-mean-i/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/700/david-plotz-14341_capable_i-want-to-have-enough-space-to-i-don-t-k_3111916.jpg) > [I'm so grateful to Hugo Lindgren, Jon Kelly, and the people who gave me the opportunity to write a weekly column. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-m-so-grateful-to-hugo-lindgren-jon-kelly-and-the-people-who-gave-me/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/david-plotz-14341_amazing-things_i-m-so-grateful-to-hugo-lindgren-jon-kel_2257403.jpg) > [When you're writing for the New York Times someone reading it knows the topic better than you do and knows when you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/when-you-re-writing-for-the-new-york-times-someone-reading-it-knows/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff0/david-plotz-14341_better-than-you_when-you-re-writing-for-the-new-york-tim_1706253.png) > [I should say, the one thing you run into is, if you're trying to raise a round you have to decide, well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-should-say-the-one-thing-you-run-into-is-if-you-re-trying-to-raise/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a84/david-plotz-14341_customer_i-should-say-the-one-thing-you-run-into_586777.png) > [My buddy Alex Blumberg learned - he was very public about his learning process, and I know for a fact because we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/my-buddy-alex-blumberg-learned-he-was-very-public-about-his-learning/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d96/david-plotz-14341_alex_my-buddy-alex-blumberg-learned-he-was-ve_890754.png) > [I think I developed a culture of healthy skepticism of claims of certainty on any side of the aisle. A sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-think-i-developed-a-culture-of-healthy-skepticism-of-claims-of/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/073/david-plotz-14341_aisle_i-think-i-developed-a-culture-of-healthy_812672.jpg) > [You're talking to investors - and investors, they look at you and they realize, you know, not every business they invest in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/you-re-talking-to-investors-and-investors-they-look-at-you-and-they/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a5/david-plotz-14341_bits_you-re-talking-to-investors-and-investor_1218050.png) > [My mother is somebody who I think of as having just an intense close focus. She's somebody who really can pay very,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/my-mother-is-somebody-who-i-think-of-as-having-just-an-intense-close/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff6/david-plotz-14341_attention_my-mother-is-somebody-who-i-think-of-as_561601.png) > [And my wife is - you know my wife, Hanna Rosin - it's hard, there's no doubt. We have three kids, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/and-my-wife-is-you-know-my-wife-hanna-rosin-it-s-hard-there-s-no/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c88/david-plotz-14341_doubt_and-my-wife-is-you-know-my-wife-hanna-ro_3186760.jpg) > [I feel like there's lot of people who know finance and economics better than I do. There are lots of people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-feel-like-there-s-lot-of-people-who-know-finance-and-economics/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/493/david-plotz-14341_can-do_i-feel-like-there-s-lot-of-people-who-kn_2060958.png) ## Other authors on Knows ## More by David Plotz > [When you have spent too much time with something, you may lose sight of what's marvelous about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/when-you-have-spent-too-much-time-with-something-you-may-lose-sight/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) > [ I do think students in public school (and private) should be required to study the Bible. \[...\] As a matter of pure education, it's… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-do-think-students-in-public-school-and-private-should-be-required/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) > [I made one choice, for example, which is I'm just going to confine work to working hours. I'm not going to work on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-made-one-choice-for-example-which-is-i-m-just-going-to-confine-work/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) > [One problem with how we think about the Bible is that people tend to jam it into narrower categories, when in fact it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/one-problem-with-how-we-think-about-the-bible-is-that-people-tend-to/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) > [That economics and finance are often covered as technical subjects, sort of boring subjects, and either you already know a lot about it and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/that-economics-and-finance-are-often-covered-as-technical-subjects/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) > [My mother is somebody who I think of as having just an intense close focus. She's somebody who really can pay very, very close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/my-mother-is-somebody-who-i-think-of-as-having-just-an-intense-close/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) > [I should say, the one thing you run into is, if you're trying to raise a round you have to decide, well, how much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-should-say-the-one-thing-you-run-into-is-if-you-re-trying-to-raise/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) > [I sound like an evangelist or something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-sound-like-an-evangelist-or-something/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) > [You live in a society that is shaped in every possible way by the Bible. The language you use, the laws you obey (and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/you-live-in-a-society-that-is-shaped-in-every-possible-way-by-the/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) > [I do think there will be winners and losers in the 21st century economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-do-think-there-will-be-winners-and-losers-in-the-21st-century/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) > [I think I developed a culture of healthy skepticism of claims of certainty on any side of the aisle. A sort of boldness in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-think-i-developed-a-culture-of-healthy-skepticism-of-claims-of/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) > [“Like my father, Donor White could hold in his head the incompatible demands of rationality and irrationality, of facts and love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/like-my-father-donor-white-could-hold-in-his-head-the-incompatible/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) > [My buddy Alex Blumberg learned - he was very public about his learning process, and I know for a fact because we sat next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/my-buddy-alex-blumberg-learned-he-was-very-public-about-his-learning/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) > [ I wasn't reading it \[the Bible\] as literature. I was reading it as literature, and as history, and as a moral guide, and as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-wasn-t-reading-it-the-bible-as-literature-i-was-reading-it-as/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) > [А weekly column is really tough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/weekly-column-is-really-tough/) [David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/david-plotz/#itemlist", "name": "14 Knows Quotes By David Plotz", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The New York Times is the greatest media company around, arguably, and the people at the New York Times know a lot more about making a giant successful media company than I do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Plotz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/the-new-york-times-is-the-greatest-media-company-around-arguably-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/david-plotz-14341_business_the-new-york-times-is-the-greatest-media_2508288.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/david-plotz-14341_business_the-new-york-times-is-the-greatest-media_2508288.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/david-plotz-14341_business_the-new-york-times-is-the-greatest-media_2508288.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The New York Times is the greatest media company around, arguably, and the people at the New York Times know…” — David Plotz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think I did 97 pitch meetings, and even at the 97th meeting, there were questions I was getting that I hadn't had in the - you know, any of the 96 preceding ones.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Plotz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-think-i-did-97-pitch-meetings-and-even-at-the-97th-meeting-there/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/david-plotz-14341_baseball_i-think-i-did-97-pitch-meetings-and-even_3098406.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/david-plotz-14341_baseball_i-think-i-did-97-pitch-meetings-and-even_3098406.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/david-plotz-14341_baseball_i-think-i-did-97-pitch-meetings-and-even_3098406.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think I did 97 pitch meetings, and even at the 97th meeting, there were questions I was getting that I…” — David Plotz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That economics and finance are often covered as technical subjects, sort of boring subjects, and either you already know a lot about it and you follow it, or you don't know much about it and you don't want to know.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Plotz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/that-economics-and-finance-are-often-covered-as-technical-subjects/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/david-plotz-14341_boring_that-economics-and-finance-are-often-cov_561258.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/david-plotz-14341_boring_that-economics-and-finance-are-often-cov_561258.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/david-plotz-14341_boring_that-economics-and-finance-are-often-cov_561258.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That economics and finance are often covered as technical subjects, sort of boring subjects, and either you…” — David Plotz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know I would have learned a huge amount had I read the bible with my rabbi. 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