Eric Ries Quotes
A lot of entrepreneurs hate big companies. But if you hate them so much, why are you trying to build a new one? The truth is, as soon as a startup has any kind of success whatsoever, it will face big company problems.
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I like the diversity that my children are exposed to every day.
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I can't help but care about the rights of the people I used to shower with.
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In thinking about it, the villains often have a little bit more range because their morality is different. You can have just a really good time as an actor, and there is just more there that you can explore on that side of the story.
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I'm not a professional politician, I'm a problem solver.
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I think generally, in life, I try to always ensure that there are periodic moments where I do venture out of my comfort zone, because that's what keeps you alive. That's what keeps you from getting stale.
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They cannot divide us by saying that you're middle class or you're lower class.
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I've made club songs, and I've made radio songs, and I've made the car songs.
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War criminals in the U.S. and Israel are not punished: no international court has the courage to put them on trial.
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One day, I want to make a PG film.
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The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and greatest; it leaves all the rest in shadow and unseen.
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It gets to whether we're a teacher-education model or a movement for social justice. I would say we're about the latter.
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I'm pretty goofy. I really do like to sing and dance in real life. I'm a rhythmic person. I love comedy; I love making people laugh. That's my brand.
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You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.
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Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.
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I heard the hiss and felt the blessed numbness spreading. If there is a God, I thought, it’s a painkiller.
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Iraq's invasion of Kuwait defies every principle for which the United Nations stands. If we let it succeed, no small country can ever feel safe again. The law of the jungle would take over from the rule of law.
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I don't have the freaking energy to write a memo. I'm out there saving lives.
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I don't believe in paying for sex. Which is why I'll never again pay for a woman's dinner.
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My fans get passionate about certain songs.
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In the era of Venus Williams, girliness and goo isn't the way to every woman's heart. Yet publishers presume that women only buy a book that looks soft and that appears to be all about women, even if it isn't. Yet women, unlike men, buy books by and about both sexes.
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There are many things that black women can continue to do to help black folk. First, black women have historically been among the most vocal advocates for equality in our community. We must take full advantage of such courage by continuing to combat the sexism in our communities. Black women, whether in church, or hip-hop, don't receive their just due. Second, when black women are in charge of child-rearing, they must make ever so sure to raise black children who respect both men and women, and who root out the malevolent beliefs about women that shatter our culture.
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The Lord is a shoving leopard.
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Success leaves clues, Proximity is power. Love your family, CHOOSE your peers.
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A lot of entrepreneurs hate big companies. But if you hate them so much, why are you trying to build a new one? The truth is, as soon as a startup has any kind of success whatsoever, it will face big company problems.
