Eric Williams
Eric Williams
Eric Eustace Williamsserved as the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He served as prime minister from 1962 until his death in 1981. He was also a noted Caribbean historian, and is widely regarded as "The Father of The Nation."...
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth25 September 1911
CityPort of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago
wasting
I was going to be a part of something, but I really ain't a part of nothing. So I'm pretty much wasting my f---in' time. You try to be a professional, but f--- professionalism.
against lose people stand turned
I feel like the whole world's back is turned against us. One thing I can't stand is when people turn their back on us. I feel like we have nothing to lose and a lot to prove.
anger breed help
I feel that if we do not help people, you breed anger and contempt.
family happy puzzle
With him, it's like we're one big happy family again. It's like the puzzle is complete.
christmas efforts gathered hurricane katrina miles organize relief tsunami victims year
This year alone, Karen has used Kristi's Christmas to organize relief efforts for the tsunami and hurricane victims. She gathered up frequent-flyer miles for Katrina victims so they could come up here to get back on their feet.
chemistry glad great guys late man playing potential team
We've got a lot of team chemistry now. A lot of guys are playing to their potential. Like a great man always said, 'Better late than never.' I'm glad we're doing it now.
handle situation
We will be able to handle this situation just fine,
disaster mass park trailer treating
We're treating the trailer park as a mass disaster area.
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We knew Rapid Response met a critical need of public safety agencies across the country because of the clear benefits this solution provides emergency response personnel. But we didn't realize our team's efforts to create this solution would be honored multiple times with these three prominent awards.
caught expect handle
We didn't expect that at all. It was something that caught us off-guard. We really didn't handle it too well.
advice anticipate appreciate asking baker comply officials problems randy sports state steps taken work
We don't anticipate any problems with having officials, ... We contacted the FHSAA, asking for advice on the issue. Mr. Baker has been working with Randy Merrill all along. We appreciate the steps the sports officials association has taken to work with us and comply with the state law.
fought glass hard seems
It's crazy. It just seems like they wanted it more than we did. They fought hard to the glass every time.
against chance defense good harder hustling missing move primary second team
It's hurtful. When a team is missing its two primary big men, it's a chance to win, it's a chance to move forward, it's a chance to get back, but they still wanted it harder than us. We let that defense get to us. Not in the first half. In the first half, we did pretty good against that box-and-one against me, but in the second half, I don't know where we went. It's all about heart. It's all about hustling 90 feet. We didn't hustle.
left waiting year
I've got one year left on my contract. I'm just waiting it out, you know what I mean.