"The quality of ideas seems to play a……" — Eric Hoffer
"The quality of ideas seems to play a minor role in mass movement leadership. What counts is the arrogant gesture, the complete disregard of the opinion of others, the singlehanded defiance of the world."
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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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I never went to university. I'm self-educated. I didn't go because I was too impatient, too arrogant.
— John Banville
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No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Not trying to be arrogant, but if I walked down the street and a girl saw me, she might take…
— Justin Bieber
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I don't expect people to get me. That would be quite arrogant. I think there are a lot of people…
— Bjork
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It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.
— Tony Blair
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Brian Cox is the nicest guy, but he's so arrogant.
— Danny Boyle
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If America is too arrogant, too prideful to repent, it's not the kind of country that God wants it to…
— Tony Campolo
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I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant.…
— Sherman Alexie
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Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead.…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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I don't believe in talking about my work. I let it speak for itself. I'd rather make money than just…
— Shailender Singh
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Microsoft has gotten so big that it can put out a Preview that will install itself without checking first to…
— Jerry Pournelle
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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
— Sun Tzu
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