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
wish wish-you knows
Some things youll never know, and some things youll wish you never knew.
basketball sports baseball
I played baseball, and thats pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master, I kind of mastered baseball, so basketball was one of those things where I wanted to master this game, so thats why I probably play it the way I do.
heart player defense
My mental approach is totally different. My coach predicated everything on defense. He always talked about defense, defense, defense. I took it to heart that if you play defense, you can take the heart from an offensive player.
basketball girl player
Once I grew from 6'1' to about 6'6', by that time I was going into 12th grade, and that's when I started wanting to play basketball, because, pretty much basketball players always got the girl.
play democracy public-opinion
Democracy, finally, rests on a higher power than Parliament. It rests on an informed and cultivated and alert public opinion. The Members of Parliament are only representatives of the citizens. They cannot represent apathy and indifference. They can play the part allotted to them only if they represent intelligence and public spiritness.
cheating men knowing
They have no right to complain! If women were cool with knowing their man is cheating on them then they have no right to complain. Sit down somewhere. BUT, if it makes them unhappy then complain with the understanding that if he doesn't stop, get out the situation. End of story!
independent boss world
You are on your own in a big world, in which you are one of many nations, some small, some medium sized, some large. You are nobody's boss and nobody is your boss.
writing thinking should
I am persecuted because of my writings, I think, therefore, that I should write some more.
racism slavery born
Slavery was not born of racism; rather, racism was the consequence of slavery.
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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.
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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.
came mastered played tried
I played baseball, and that's pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master, I kind of mastered baseball, so basketball was one of those things where I wanted to master this game, so that's why I probably play it the way I do.