Eric Ries Quotes
Start-ups make so many mistakes that the challenge to identify the root cause of a failure is tough. But believing in your own plan is probably the worst.
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In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
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If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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If you look at all the vampires in the past, they were sort of decrepit old men. Stephanie Meyers just made it for a new audience. All the vampires are now young men and she describes them as not being ugly.
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You always have to be on at times, and occasionally people get upset if you say no to a picture when you're eating dinner or something, and that's kind of the hard part. Or if you get crazy rumors that swirl around you from time to time that are just silly.
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Those shows I did with Queen were pretty surreal. I was really excited and super-flattered, but intimidated at the same time.
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Some people try to cyber bully me; they try to get to me with words, but that doesn't really work.
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We're going to do something that's really unprecedented in the industry by launching the console in all three major markets for the same holiday. It's never been done before.
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As athletes, most of the time we deal with fans cussing at us, saying how much we suck.
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Basketball is my favorite sport, and I'm also a very passionate football fan.
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'Visitation' reflects the era of the absentee father; 'parent time' influences the re-emergence of the involved father. 'Visitation' reflects the destruction of the family; 'parent time' influences the reconstruction of the family. 'Parent time' influences an era that understands that as either parents loses, so lose the children.
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I'm a firm believer that your lifestyle plays a key role in the state of your complexion.
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The most important thing when starting out with essay writing is to find a voice with which you're comfortable. You need to find a persona that is very much like you, but slightly caricatured.
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If civilization has risen from the Stone Age, it can rise again from the Wastepaper Age.
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The space and light up there in Norfolk is wonderfully peaceful. I find myself doing funny things like gardening, and cooking, which I rarely do in London.
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The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
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Writing, madam, is a mechanic part of wit. A gentleman should never go beyond a song or a billet.
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I shudder to think what Republican presidential contenders will say in a 2016 primary to win over voters who think Eric Cantor isn't conservative enough.
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I don't want to build any image for myself. I don't want people to say, 'He does only a certain type of role.' I don't want only to be the hero of the story. An actor's weakness is the different roles that he can't do. But I am keen to grab only those roles as I am here to challenge myself.
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Start-ups make so many mistakes that the challenge to identify the root cause of a failure is tough. But believing in your own plan is probably the worst.
