Eric Thomas Quotes
You have to take advantage of the opportunity of a lifetime in the lifetime of the opportunity.
Quotes to Explore
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Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed.
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It's hard to have people talking about you and trashing you in the media and saying they think your career is over... and you are only 25.
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The first wave of the Internet was really about data transport. And we didn't worry much about how much power we were consuming, how much cooling requirements were needed in the data centers, how big the data center is in terms of real estate. Those were almost afterthoughts.
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I'm used to having a lot of criticism. It's normal. It's normal when you come from South America, when you have a country pushing very hard in your back.
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For all of the continued awareness of systemic violence and oppression, there isn't a lot of talk about that psychological toll of racism, at least in white circles and white media.
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Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it's a position that comes with responsibility.
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I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep swinging, and eventually you get a hit.
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We must keep both our femininity and our strength.
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To be able to take my pictures, I have to look, all the time, at the people and places I care about.
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2005 was a great year for me for fantastic roles that nobody saw.
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The biggest problem with dyslexic kids is not the perceptual problem, it is their perception of themselves. That was my biggest problem.
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I believe in God and a higher power. I'm still not the religious type per se because religion tore my family apart. I'm still a little scared and skeptical being one with any faith.
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There is a probably natural and learned reticence with myself talking about my early life.
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Eviction comes with a record. Just like a criminal record can hurt you in the jobs market, eviction can hurt you in the housing market. A lot of landlords turn folks away who have an eviction, and a lot of public housing authorities do the same.
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I like to write, and I would love to be a screenwriter one day and a director.
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It's never bad to be liked, and who doesn't feel good being liked, but that can't be your end game goal.
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'Avatar' was gorgeous. There are good stories in there, but when used in other movies they're similar to those violent video games. Characters using deadly weapons. The children follow these movies.
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I wanted to be a race car driver when I was a kid.
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The Dodd Bill does very little to reduce financial risks. What it will do is make Wall Street even more the servant of bureaucrats in Washington and the political party in power. That is not in the best interests of the American people.
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And be prepared. Luck is truly where preparation meets opportunity.
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I've been a Republican since age 13, when we got our first television set, and I saw the Republican National Convention on television. And President Eisenhower was talking about personal responsibility, about opening the door for opportunity and that people could really take care of themselves without a lot of government intrusions.
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You have to take advantage of the opportunity of a lifetime in the lifetime of the opportunity.
