Eric Hoffer Quotes
Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.
Quotes to Explore
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Broadway is really my life.
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You have got to pay attention, you have got to study and you have to do your homework. You have to score higher than everybody else. Otherwise, there is always somebody there waiting to take your place.
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So many boys and girls talk the same way, listen to the same music, look the same. If I'm out, I'll notice the person who looks different before I notice the person who's, 'really hot.'
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I really love nature. I grew up in the country. But one of the things about nature is that it is beautiful but it's also very dangerous.
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It just seems like the most fun thing in the world. I've never met people who have kids who haven't looked me in the eye and been like, 'It's the greatest thing that's ever happened.'
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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It is not empty rhetoric to talk of the Free World.
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I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question.
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I like writing idealistically, romantically and swashbucklingly.
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It is the easiest thing in the world to die. The hardest is to live.
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Once a food becomes off-limits, then it takes on this whole other personality. 'Forbidden' is more tempting. And it becomes something evil, but food is food. It's there to nourish your body.
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I don't think good and evil are polarized.
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You look at a horse, and he's such a majestic, beautiful, powerful creature that you can't not be impressed. I love scraping the water off them when I wash them down because you go all round the contours, and its muscle and body, and you just think, 'Ooh, isn't this a magnificent creature.' You're touching it, and it's just solid, carved muscle.
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I have to say that getting to tackle Maria in 'The Sound of Music' at Carnegie Hall was surreal. When I heard my voice, it was all I could do to keep myself from doing a British accent and sound like Julie Andrews!
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We're going to test with the same car, but we have a new car ready.
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A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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Lobby for Decency Declares Brain an Erogenous Zone, Demands Mandatory Hatting.
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Some people have said that I haven't got the parts I should've got because of the way I look.
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Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true.
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If nuclear power plants are safe, let the commerical insurance industry insure them. Until these most expert judges of risk are willing to gamble with their money, I'm not willing to gamble with the health and safety of my family.
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It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk if he comes home too early.
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Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.
