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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Dell fills its computers with crapware, collecting fees from McAfee and other vendors to pre-install 'trial' versions.
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I don't know what's the matter with people: they don't learn by understanding, they learn by some other way — by rote or something. Their knowledge is so fragile!
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Frank Miller is more of a visionary than any director I've ever worked with, and he achieves that vision better than anyone I've ever worked with.
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To my mind, what we ought to have maintained from the beginning was the strictest neutrality. If we had done this, I do not believe we would have been on the verge of war at the present time.
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A high-powered, successful woman doesn't necessarily have the same support behind her that a man in that position would. Plus, she's expected to be a domestic goddess, as well as the best wife, mother, friend, and lover. But it's not just in politics: you see it in acting, too, and in journalism.
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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.
