Eric Thomas Quotes
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For quite a while, I didn't receive a higher academic status. I didn't feel any discrimination against me as a woman scientist, but I hadn't produced a lot of science journal articles.
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The only difference between a dead skunk lying in the road and a dead lawyer lying in the road is that there are skid marks around the skunk.
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I think violence can never be justified.
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Over the next few years the boardrooms of America are going to light up with hot flashes.
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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If I focus on being an activist and my job is to be a rapper, I'm not going to be as good of a rapper. I need to focus on hip-hop and focus on making the music, so that when the activists come to me and they need my voice to create a platform, then I've got enough people listening to me. Not because I'm conscious, but because I'm dope.
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When the dog looks at you, the dog is not thinking what kind of a person you are. The dog is not judging you.
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I cannot abide being bored.
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The one thing that I've always kind of had, ever since I was a kid, was that I lack a certain degree of self-consciousness, which is alternately good and bad.
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I happen to think singing is hilarious, especially when it pops out at the wrong time.
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I come from a background where money has never been an issue.
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I know enough about European politics to know you've got a lot of crazy people who make their way onto the ballot.
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Let's not burn the universities yet. After all, the damage they do might be worse.
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I believe in the future, and to be a good investor, you have to believe in the future.
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I had one fight in my adult life. I had the famous '89 fight with Nicole, which she admits that she initiated the physical part.
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I approach things from my feeling first. I have to get a feel for the character. I'll do that through music; I'll do it through what is naturally popping up for me when I read the script. My ideas or whatever the occupation of the character might be.
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Criticism of a policy is welcome. But in the garb of criticizing a policy, if you allege that the policy was made for corrupt purposes, I reject it.
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I never had to look for confidence because I just wore what I wanted to wear. I would never wear anything to offend my husband or my mother, but outside of that, I always figured, I hope I'm not a rebel, and I hope everybody liked it. And if they didn't like it, it really was not going to disturb me because it was their problem, not mine.
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I've always preferred comics that really rely on visual storytelling. It's what makes comics special. Otherwise, you're better off reading a novel.
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I bike everywhere.
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You know, it's hard sometimes to just detach yourself from what you're doing.
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Victoria didn't tell a soul about our love affair, nor did I. We spent time at each other's homes, sneaking in and out like criminals, although we were so profoundly happy it was ridiculous. Then I felt outraged; I wanted the world to know that I was in love with Victoria, that she felt the same way about me.
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When all your energy gone! When you have nothing left! That's when it's show time!
