Eric Hoffer Quotes
We used to think that revolutions are the cause of change. Actually it is the other way around: change prepares the ground for revolution.
Quotes to Explore
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General Giap was one of the most brilliant military strategists of our era, who in Dien Bien Phu was able to place missile launchers in remote, mountainous jungles, something the yankee and European military officers considered impossible.
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In other restaurants you'll see employees signing to each other, since we also hire many deaf men and women.
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It is not possible for a person to be completely free of sin and be squeaky clean.
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I'm a serial dater. When I see someone I like, we go on multiple dates.
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The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.
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I am hunting for people who would be a good colleague or a teammate, not someone who works for me.
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I take nothing away from my existence in the 'hood, because it sharpened my instincts. We had a different way of living that developed our survival instincts, and I use those to this day when I make films. You can't buy that.
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I'd probably describe my sense of humor as 'twisted,' I guess. It's not hard to make me laugh, especially when I'm surrounded by my close friends, especially my bandmates.
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I used to run away from school to my village. But later, I went to the U.S. for studies and lost touch.
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No one needs to be reminded of racism in soccer: the xenophobia, the nativism and, yes, nationalism.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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When I was auditioning for 'True Grit,' I was on the Paramount lot. I was wearing clothes from the 1800s that were big and uncomfortable.
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I definitely want to win a gold medal, that should be everybody's goal.
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When I give notes on a script, I say, 'Guys, I may drift, but it's part of the process.' So I'm aware that I'm drifting, but I'm grabbing a lot of stuff.
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We were at the dark end of the L.A. punk scene, and that scene was full-on and violent and aggressive and wild and intense.
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I kinda went through a semi-depression. Honestly. Like, I lost myself.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Not to sound too pessimistic, but I just don't see me having the film career that I maybe hoped for after 'The Birdcage.' I think people just didn't know what to do with me.
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My siblings were pretty far apart in age, so I sort of grew up as an only child.
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The slanders poured down like Niagara. If you take into consideration the setting - the war and the revolution - and the character of the accused - revolutionary leaders of millions who were conducting their party to the sovereign power - you can say without exaggeration that July 1917 was the month of the most gigantic slander in world history.
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It is the essence of innovation to fail most of the time.
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I think there are many ways to raise great kids. From what I can tell, Ayelet Waldman's kids are interesting, strong, and happy, and if that's the case, that's good parenting.
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We used to think that revolutions are the cause of change. Actually it is the other way around: change prepares the ground for revolution.
