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.
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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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I don't want to be remembered as a writer. I would rather be remembered as a storyteller.
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The sadness of the women's movement is that they don't allow the necessity of love. See, I don't personally trust any revolution where love is not allowed.
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I don't accept armed struggle. Maybe it was the way in the '50s and '60s, but we want a democratic revolution.
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The actors are the greatest executors of tone in a film. They're the most important cinematic component.
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The problem with learning the truth about things is that you lose the confidence that comes from being dumb.
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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.
