"The passion for equality is partly a passion……" — Eric Hoffer
"The passion for equality is partly a passion for anonymity: to be one thread of the many which make up a tunic; one thread not distinguishable from the others. No one can then point us out, measure us against others and expose our inferiority."
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462 Quotes by Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer has 462 quotes on this site.
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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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More Anonymity Quotes
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Fame really works against actors, in a way, because our anonymity is a wonderful thing for us.
— Jeff Bridges
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Cyber bullies can hide behind a mask of anonymity online, and do not need direct physical access to their victims…
— Anna Maria Chavez
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I wanted to have the adoration of John Lennon but have the anonymity of Ringo Starr. I didn't want to…
— Kurt Cobain
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Success made me self-sufficient, but it also took away my anonymity. I'm just this quiet nobody, and all of a…
— Lisa Bonet
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You can't really appreciate anonymity until you've lost it. People say that's sour grapes, but it really isn't To be…
— Paul Newman
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According to this woman, who requested anonymity because of her current job as a clinical psychologist, "He and Randy came…
— Rand Paul
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So I try not to do press and if you can keep the balance of keeping a certain degree of…
— Charlie Hunnam
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I have too much potential for collapse. There's an anonymity that makes people feel safe to participate in hatefulness. I…
— Julia Roberts
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For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity,
— Ben Whishaw
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Human beings are not meant to lose their anonymity and privacy.
— Sarah Chalke
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It must be odd, being recognisable. I would hate to lose that anonymity. It happened for a while with 'Spooks.'…
— Matthew Macfadyen
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No one can train you to be famous. How do you deal with the loss of anonymity, the loss of…
— Wesley Snipes
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