Ability Quotes by Eric Hoffer

There is perhaps no better way of measuring the natural endowment of a soul than by its ability to transmute dissatisfaction into…

— Eric Hoffer

...in the shaping of a life, chance and the ability to respond to chance are everything.

— Eric Hoffer

Nothing so offends the doctrinaire intellectual as our ability to achieve the momentous in a matter-of-fact way, unblessed by words.

— Eric Hoffer

Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.

— Eric Hoffer

A person's creative ability decreases in direct proportion to the degree to which he takes himself seriously.

— Eric Hoffer

The readiness to praise others indicates a desire for excellence and perhaps an ability to realize it.

— Eric Hoffer

The ability to get along without an exceptional leader is the mark of social vigor.

— Eric Hoffer

The education explosion is producing a vast number of people who want to live significant, important lives but lack the ability to…

— Eric Hoffer

One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action -…

— Eric Hoffer

There is no reason to believe that the nature of the violent minorities is now greatly different from what it was in…

— Eric Hoffer

Nothing so bolsters our self-confidence and reconciles us with ourselves as the continuous ability to create; to see things grow and develop…

— Eric Hoffer

It is the acquisition of skills in particular, irrespective of their utility, that is potent in making life meaningful. Since man has…

— Eric Hoffer

Imitation is often a shortcut to a solution. We copy when we lack the inclination, the ability or the time to work…

— Eric Hoffer

Poverty when coupled with creativeness is usually free of frustration. This is true of the poor artisan skilled in his trade and…

— Eric Hoffer

They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to…

— Eric Hoffer

The fanatical Communist refuses to believe any unfavorable report or evidence about Russia, nor will he be disillusioned by seeing with his…

— Eric Hoffer