Eric Ries Quotes

As an entrepreneur, I knew that if my company failed, I could always try again. So I often felt that the only real risk of true financial ruin came from the possibility of a serious illness that either exceeded my insurance plans lifetime limits, or was not covered due to rescission.

Eric Ries

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LimitsFinancialInsuranceTrueTry

I've learned from my dealings with Johnny Carson that no matter what kind of friendship you think you have with people you're working with, when the chips are down, it's all about business.

Joan Rivers

FriendshipBusinessPeopleThinkYou

Old men should have more care to end life well than to live long.

Anita Brookner

LifeLiveMenCareEndLong

The hardened mass of liquid stones had much stronger qualities than those which had simply torn. The skin remained a recognisable part of the molten stone.

Andy Goldsworthy

StrongerStoneSkinStonesThan

Before statehood was achieved, Syria and Egypt had their tanks and military equipment lined up to invade Tel Aviv and destroy it; but the Israelis scrambled together an air force, some of it from old Second World War Messerschmidts, and the invasion was halted.

Steven Spielberg

TogetherWarWorldAir ForceEgypt

A lot of Christians have been taught a story that begins in chapter 3 of Genesis, instead of chapter 1. If your story doesn't begin in the beginning, but begins in chapter 3, then it starts with sin, and so the story becomes about dealing with the sin problem. So Jesus is seen as primarily dealing with our sins.

Rob Bell

BeginningStoryProblemSinChapter

Give me a celebrity, I'll give you your haters. Some people shine, and some people don't like when they shine. Ask Barack Obama - he'll tell you.

Rob Liefeld

PeopleMeShineHatersYouAsk

People want to look taller and thinner. No one says, 'Ooh! Let me buy that dress because it makes me feel matronly!'

Michael Kors

DressPeopleMeFeelLookWant

The Bush administration said today there is a lot of support for us to attack Iraq. Exxon, Mobil, Texaco, Chevron, they're all lining up.

Jay Leno

TodaySupportSaidUpUsAttack

I remember walking into the editing room when I was a junior in college, and I watched the guy make cuts, and I didn't know what the hell was going on. He was just putting these shots together and telling the story, and it was amazing.

Jay Chandrasekhar

TogetherCollegeAmazingStoryHell

With the situation now, people might be intrigued to see how a country coped with war all those years ago.

Dougray Scott

WarPeopleSituationCountryNow

I think it's possible to have been a happy child, as I was, and still question and push back with regard to societal conventions.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

HappyChildThinkPushBackBeen

Whenever I really get serious about something, I pull my hair back into a tight ponytail. If you see me with that, you know I mean business.

Coco Rocha

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