Eric Hoffer Quotes
It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents.
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I guess you could say I'm pretty wary.
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You have no ability, if you're a financial institution and you're threatened with criminal prosecution, you have no ability to negotiate.
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I think often the West does not understand the history and the privilege of wearing a hijab. They always think of oppression.
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We should not look at terrorism from the nameplates - which group they belong to, what is their geographical location, who are the victims. These individual groups or names will keep changing. Today you are looking at the Taliban or ISIS; tomorrow you might be looking at another name.
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A few honest men are better than numbers.
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Have you seen that show on Lifetime about that woman...?
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I didn't end up going bankrupt... I made some great investments and I held on to my money, which also enables me to have the freedom to do what I want now. But it's not about finances. No matter what, it's about keeping it real.
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The innocence that feels no risk and is taught no caution, is more vulnerable than guilt, and oftener assailed.
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We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all.
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The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.
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Oregonians expect the state to prioritize the health and well-being of them and their families.
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Most of the big money people don't know what would interest an audience if you did it. They only know what interested the audience last time.
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Japan is an important ally of ours. Japan and the United States of the Western industrialized capacity, 60 percent of the GNP, two countries. That's a statement in and of itself.
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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
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The America's Cup is like driving your Lamborghini to the Grand Prix track to watch the charter buses race.
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Of all failures, to fail in a witticism is the worst, and the mishap is the more calamitous in a drawn-out and detailed one.
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Sunday morning, he decided, is designed to let sinners have a sample of the first day of eternity in hell.
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If you have not noticed, we are preparing for war. I’m sorry if that inconveniences you.
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No one believes an hypothesis except its originator but everyone believes an experiment except the experimenter.
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I want to put people in the magazine who have their own social and digital footprints and will promote their story. I mean, when you look at this issue and you see Marc Jacobs and Amanda Brooks and Giovanna Battaglia, these are people with large social followings, and I know that when I work with them it’s going to get shared in a bigger way.
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I've won some awards. 'Time' magazine designated me as one of the environmental heroes of the 20th century. Oh, and I've got some honorary citizenships, like from the Conch Republic of the Florida Keys. But the one thing I am proud of is I didn't get the Chevron environmental award. Never did get that one.
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In the midst of all the candy and commercialism, let's not lose sight of the true meaning of Halloween: tree worship and animal sacrifice.
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I do everything for a reason. Most of the time the reason is money.
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It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents.
