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Eric Thomas

September 3 , 1970 – Present

Eric Thomas is an American speaker and author. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.

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"If it was easy, everyone would do it. But it's not. That's why you have to grind."

-- Eric Thomas

"If it was easy, everyone would do it. But it's not. That's why you have to grind."

-- Eric Thomas

"You have greatness inside of you, but you have to dig it out."

-- Eric Thomas

"You have greatness inside of you, but you have to dig it out."

-- Eric Thomas

"Success demands sacrifice."

-- Eric Thomas

"Success demands sacrifice."

-- Eric Thomas

"Every day is a new opportunity to change your life."

-- Eric Thomas

"Every day is a new opportunity to change your life."

-- Eric Thomas

"Dream big, but work bigger."

-- Eric Thomas

"Dream big, but work bigger."

-- Eric Thomas

"Commitment means staying loyal to what you said you were going to do long after the mood you said it in has left you."

-- Eric Thomas

"Commitment means staying loyal to what you said you were going to do long after the mood you said it in has left you."

-- Eric Thomas

"The only limit to your greatness is your willingness to work for it."

-- Eric Thomas

"The only limit to your greatness is your willingness to work for it."

-- Eric Thomas

"Your future is determined by what you do today, not tomorrow."

-- Eric Thomas

"Your future is determined by what you do today, not tomorrow."

-- Eric Thomas

"If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren't willing to do."

-- Eric Thomas

"If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren't willing to do."

-- Eric Thomas

"Excuses are the tools of the incompetent."

-- Eric Thomas

"Excuses are the tools of the incompetent."

-- Eric Thomas

"You can't control the outcome, but you can control your effort."

-- Eric Thomas

"You can't control the outcome, but you can control your effort."

-- Eric Thomas

"The process is more important than the product."

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"The process is more important than the product."

-- Eric Thomas

"You owe it to yourself to be great."

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"You owe it to yourself to be great."

-- Eric Thomas

"A true champion doesn't rely on talent alone; they rely on their grind."

-- Eric Thomas

"A true champion doesn't rely on talent alone; they rely on their grind."

-- Eric Thomas

"Don't settle for good when great is available."

-- Eric Thomas

"Don't settle for good when great is available."

-- Eric Thomas

"You are capable of more than you know."

-- Eric Thomas

"You are capable of more than you know."

-- Eric Thomas

"Pain is a refining fire that creates champions."

-- Eric Thomas

"Pain is a refining fire that creates champions."

-- Eric Thomas

"Stop waiting for the perfect time. The perfect time is now."

-- Eric Thomas

"Stop waiting for the perfect time. The perfect time is now."

-- Eric Thomas

"Your mind is a battleground. Be careful what you let in."

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"Your mind is a battleground. Be careful what you let in."

-- Eric Thomas

"I don't care if you have a degree or not, if you don't have a work ethic, it's useless."

-- Eric Thomas

"I don't care if you have a degree or not, if you don't have a work ethic, it's useless."

-- Eric Thomas

"Be phenomenal or be forgotten."

-- Eric Thomas

"Be phenomenal or be forgotten."

-- Eric Thomas

"You have to have a 'why' that makes you cry."

-- Eric Thomas

"You have to have a 'why' that makes you cry."

-- Eric Thomas

"I'm going to make the rest of my life, the best of my life."

-- Eric Thomas

"I'm going to make the rest of my life, the best of my life."

-- Eric Thomas

"Avoid being your own worst enemy."

-- Eric Thomas

"Avoid being your own worst enemy."

-- Eric Thomas

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Who is Eric Thomas? +

Eric Thomas is an American speaker and author. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.

What is Eric Thomas's most famous quote? +

One of Eric Thomas's most widely shared quotes is: "You gotta be hungry!".

What did Eric Thomas say about success? +

On success, Eric Thomas said: "When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful.".

What did Eric Thomas say about determination? +

On determination, Eric Thomas said: "Don't cry to give up, cry to keep going.".

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Eric Thomas's quotes endure because they turn ideas about Success, Determination, Motivation, Excellence into clear, memorable language that is easy to relate to and share.

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