"It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not……" — Eric Hoffer
"It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents."
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462 Quotes by Eric Hoffer
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In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future.
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Death has but one terror, that it has no tomorrow.
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To dispose a soul to action we must upset its equilibrium.
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Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
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A ruling intelligentsia, whether in Europe, Asia or Africa, treats the masses as raw material to be experimented on, processed,…
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Help your sister's boat across the water, and yours too will reach the other side. Kindness can become its own…
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To wrong those we hate is to add fuel to our hatred. Conversely, to treat an enemy with magnanimity is…
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In running away from ourselves we either fall on our neighbor's shoulder or fly at his throat.
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Creativity is discontent translated into arts.
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The self-despisers are less intent on their own increase than on the diminution of others. Where self-esteem is unobtainable, envy…
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There are no chaste minds. Minds copulate wherever they meet.
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We are more ready to try the untried when what we do is inconsequential. Hence the remarkable fact that many…
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Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state…
— Aristotle
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Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.
— Neil Armstrong
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Here's the thing - I mean, I don't act for statues. I really don't. The great thing about winning an…
— Kevin Bacon
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A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.
— Kevin Bacon
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Life is suffering. We have desires and expectations and egos, and we compare the reality we have, which is miraculous…
— Alan Ball
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I learned from Mr. Wrigley, early in my career, that loyalty wins and it creates friendships. I saw it work…
— Ernie Banks
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The lover of life makes the whole world into his family, just as the lover of the fair sex creates…
— Charles Baudelaire
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Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.
— Scott Adams
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Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
— Melody Beattie
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All oppression creates a state of war.
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Because, you know, resilience - if you think of it in terms of the Gold Rush, then you'd be pretty…
— Jeff Bezos
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One of the interesting things about comedy is it's tension release, and nothing creates tension faster than anger.
— Lewis Black
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