Eric Ries Quotes
Most phenomenal startup teams create businesses that ultimately fail. Why? They built something that nobody wanted.
Quotes to Explore
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An expectation is a future object, recognised as belonging to me.
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VW has held a beloved place in American culture. When I graduated from college, many of my friends drove across the country, and most hit the road in a VW van or Bug. Through the years, these cars have represented youth, freedom and quirkiness.
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God has to let you be there, and then you just have to have good fortune for whatever reason. I'm enjoying every moment of my life. We are so fortunate just to be alive.
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I have one instinct stronger than any other thing in life, and that is the instinct for survival.
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A dry soul is wisest and best.
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I believe in the existence of a Supreme Intelligence pervading the Universe.
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The so called unconscious inferences can be traced back to the all-preserving memory, which presents us with parallel experiences and hence already knows the consequences of an action. It is not anticipation of the effects; rather, it is the feeling: identical causes, identical effects . . .
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Injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere.
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No sophistry, no jugglery in figures can explain away the evidence that the skeletons in many villages present to the naked eye.
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I tend to over extend myself without really thinking throughthe realities of completing so many projects in a year, which generally means I'm going to be a little bit behind. I suppose that's the nature of the beast.
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Gail Sheehy tells us that "the delights of self-discovery are always available." All Fools' Day is the perfect day to engrave this wisdom in our hearts.
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Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends.
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Have you or haven't you built a good school? Haven't you improved living conditions? Aren't you a bureaucrat? Have you helped to make our labor more effective, our life more cultured? Such will be the criteria with which millions of voters will approach candidates, casting away those who are unfit, striking them off lists, advancing better ones, nominating them for elections.
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Our vision is that the service providers at the beach will become ambassadors for downtown businesses. There will be no effort to contract with service providers that directly compete with downtown businesses.
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Most phenomenal startup teams create businesses that ultimately fail. Why? They built something that nobody wanted.
