Eric Hoffer Quotes
Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.
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Music for me is an emotional thing and it really does make me happy. It's not a tool for me to get fame or see my face in the papers or anything like that. It's about the fact that I really do enjoy it.
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I saw that my image was changing or fading. One of the reasons for taking a break from clubs was to be missed-not forgotten.
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The reality of music itself, which is the fabric of life for me, is where most of my attention is.
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Thus, the poet's word is beginning to strike forcefully upon the hearts of all men, while absolute men of letters think that they alone live in the real world.
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I'm not a straight man, but I play one on television.
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A little recognition is not a bad thing because it means people appreciate your work. The only problem is when you can't walk down the street or have a meal without people looking at you. I want to be the one looking at people.
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However, if the religions in essence merely repeat statements from the United Nations Human Rights Declaration, such a Declaration becomes superfluous; an ethic is more than rights.
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The eyes are the windows of your soul, and when you're acting, they're one of your most important instruments. Especially for close-ups!
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I was one of those girls in class who always had her hair in plaits, was always with the boys, always playing football in the street.
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If a company is profitable, the founder is in control. If it's not, investors are in control.
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There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial.
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Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who were willing to fail are the dangers and splendors of life.
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I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.
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One of the great dilemmas for America will be that American companies will do very well while American workers might not.
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Since Mary is the prototype of pure womanhood, the imitation of Mary must be the goal of girls' education.
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Accidental stacks considered harmful.
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If there is a God and you believe in him, you know the best is yet to come.
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Dysfunctions can occur in each of the self-regulatory subfunctions-in how personal experiences are self-monitored and cognitively processed, in the evaluative self-standards that are adopted, and in the evaluative self-reactions to one's own behavior.. Problems at any one of these points can create self-dissatisfactions and dejection. dysfunctions in all aspects of the self system are most apt to produce the most chronic self-disparagement and despondency.
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May your rice never burn,' is the New Year's greeting of the Chinese. 'May it never be gummy,' is ours.
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The minute that a celebrity wears your clothing, that gives you international exposure and the best advertising you can get.
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I definitely did not like my body when I first started sports. I didn't like my body just in general as a teenager. Being a girl and a teenager with two prosthetic legs and two hands that were misshapen that had so much reconstructive surgery on them, I thought my world was over - put a zit on top of that, and then my life is completely over.
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People are starting to know more about it, but I was blown away by Almaty, Kazakhstan. It's like a future Swiss Alps. It has the potential to be an extraordinary ski resort. It is a city with beautiful mountain scapes.
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Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.
