Eric Barker Quotes
Do fewer things and do them well. Focus on the things only you can do. Do the important things which must be done now.
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If I ever had needed to put together a CV, it would be quite short. Like many young people, I'd highlight my desire to work hard.
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One way to get high blood pressure is to go mountain climbing over molehills.
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People are stunned to hear that one company has data files on 185 million Americans.
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When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting.
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I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.
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Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite.
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I love samosas filled with mincemeat. My mum makes really great ones.
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I have been in more classrooms than any legislator will ever walk into in their lives, and I see wonderful, caring, dedicated teaching out there.
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We need to focus on building up our own nation and creating jobs here at home.
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I really have a passion for food. Of course, music, but behind that, it's food.
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Beware of the company you keep. See that you associate with the right type of people.
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Most people draw from the mind, not the eye. They draw the idea of a table or a face, not what's in front of them. We don't actually see the line of the jaw as a line and we don't see an eye as a perfectly outlined almond shape.
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To me, form doesn't always follow function. Form has a life of its own, and at times, it may be the motivating force in design. When you're dealing with form as a sculptor, you feel that you are quite free in attempting to mould and shape things you want to do, but in architecture, it's much more difficult because it has to have a function.
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Could one live on the sense of beauty alone, exempt from the necessity of 'creature comforts,' a sea-voyage would be delightful.
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I'm just not one of those people who thought having biological children was that important, to me it was more about wanting to raise a child.
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I think we all have a little dark side we keep under wraps.
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We all have an entrepreneur in us; it's just whether we choose the tradeoffs to become one.
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I'm not very happy. I'm frustrated with human beings. I'm the guy who just wants to smack people in the face and say, 'Wake up!'
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I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star.
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I've learned after so many years in this business that nothing is set in stone until you're on set. I've been told I was the choice for years and never got hired. So I never go there in my mind.
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Under the French system, you have to take into consideration that every five years, the president is directly elected by the people. He's the one that has the legitimacy.
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We're all a mishmash of extremes. I know that I have demons. I don't know if I want to get rid of them altogether, but I would like to experience them in a different way. Maybe go face to face with them. I've never really had the time to go to therapy. Well, here and there. But not enough to help me.
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Do fewer things and do them well. Focus on the things only you can do. Do the important things which must be done now.
