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Instruments Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- There are similarities between absolute power and absolute faith: a demand for absolute obedience, a readiness to attempt the impossible, a bias for simple solutionsto…
- When watching men of power in action it must be always kept in mind that, whether they know it or not, their main purpose is…
- The vigor of a mass movement stems from the propensity of its followers for united action and self-sacrifice. When we ascribe the success of a…
- Both Faith and Terror are instruments for the elimination of individual self-respect. Terror crushes the autonomy of self-respect, where Faith obtains its more or less…
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- The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal… — Hannah Arendt
- Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. — Francis of Assisi
- I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't have a lot of finesse when it… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Some photographers take reality... and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a… — Ansel Adams
- Desire is creation, is the magical element in that process. If there were an instrument by which to measure desire, one could… — Willa Cather
- It were indeed to be wish'd that our art had been less ingenious, in contriving means destructive to mankind; we mean those… — Herman Boerhaave
- The more your meditation goes deep, the less and less you will feel the burden of the mind. The more and more… — Rajneesh
- There is no instrument for measuring the pressure of the Ether, which is probably millions of times greater: it is altogether too… — Oliver Lodge