Eric Thomas Quotes
Nobody's as good as you when you do what you do. I need you to own the time that comes with that.
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Bono told me how to dance in high heels and he also told me about U2's Glastonbury performance and how everything that could have possibly gone wrong went wrong, including him ripping his trousers on stage. I think he was lunging and his trousers ripped! He was telling me how he had to find a new way of performing that didn't involve moving.
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I see couples fighting about the stupidest things. You just have to rise above everything.
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I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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I don't say: 'can't do that', 'won't do that'. I've never thought in that way about work.
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Tiny quails may not seem as impressive as a mammoth turkey, but there is something refreshing about a spread of individual birds on the Christmas table.
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So many people love sci-fi, and they're so loyal.
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Speaking for myself, my very integrity as a human being needs to include my freedom to explore who I am both spiritually and sexually. Not just to explore - but to practice.
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I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.
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You'll see the most perfect person, and you are like, 'God, she's, like, perfect.' And then she'll tell you everything that's not perfect. Everyone has their own special set of problems - in their own minds.
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My commitment is to Los Angeles, so whatever helps this continue to be a great city, that's what I would be focused to do, and the Dodgers are certainly iconic to Los Angeles.
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I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June.
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I've always felt that really good prequels should be original movies.
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For me, I grew up doing kiteboarding where no girls are doing it, and you had to prove yourself. You just had to know that you could do it, too. It's the mentality you had to have to make it. I work hard like anyone else.
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I'm always inspired when there's a robustness to the material in front of me.
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For a large number of problems there will be some animal of choice or a few such animals on which it can be most conveniently studied.
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The national Log Cabin Republicans are ridiculous. They’re not conservative at all. I don’t even think they’re gay - they’re bi (partisan). GOProud is comprised of real conservatives who happen to be gay. (Same with the Texas LCRs, for whom I’ve been signing books for years.)
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I have a hard time recalling the titles of books.
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I get a script and it's really interesting with scripts, because you never really know. It's paper and it could be great or awful. Even scripts that are good could end up not working.
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Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
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Open your mouth and purse cautiously, and your stock of wealth and reputation shall, at least in repute, be great.
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Babies and young children are like the research and development division of the human species, and we grown-ups are production and marketing.
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Just do your best. I find that if I set that goal for myself and no one else, I feel good.
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Nobody's as good as you when you do what you do. I need you to own the time that comes with that.
