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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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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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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A part of me is a liberal New Yorker involved in politics and certain attitudes about movies. I kind of lost my indie credibility over 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith.' I know I haven't lost it. I just have to go make an independent movie. I just have to do it. Just for me.
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I just start singing some words with a tune. I don't ever write a song thinking, Now I'll write a song about... .
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Remorse ... is one of the many afflictions for which time finds a cure.
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Right is of no sex, Truth is of no color, God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren.
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Getting direct consumer revenue through movies or games or other culture products is something that we are very suitable for.
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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.
