Eric Hoffer Quotes
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We must continue building in all corners of the Land of Israel, with determination and without being confused.
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Once you're signed to a label you compromise.
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There have been a lot of exercises and I've had to force myself to go out for walks even when I didn't feel like it, but apart from that, I am a lot better.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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I don't pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.
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We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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I train for whatever happens. I'm prepared for wherever the fight goes.
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If I go out there and am myself, and I do what makes me comfortable and what I think is true to my artistry, and they don't like it, then that's fine. I walk off stage, and I know there's nothing there's nothing I could have done differently.
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I remember moving out to L.A. straight after college and just starting to try to write scripts and trying to get stuff off the ground.
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And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.
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The First Amendment applies to rogues and scoundrels. You don't lose your First Amendment rights because of a sleazy personality, or even for having committed a crime. Felons in jail are protected by the First Amendment.
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Anything I sing is supposed to be genuine. It's not supposed to be make-believe or I'm making something for the crowd to jump or to hold up their hands.
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I ran the Iditarod twice. I finished once. I came in 42nd or 43rd place out of 70 plus teams the first time, and I scratched 80 miles from Nome the second time. You can read about my experience in the race in my books 'Woodsong' and 'Winterdance.'
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Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.
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If you could stay at this stage - you're 17, and you're always going to be in love with your first love - that's probably attractive.
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Thriller novelists get asked - berated, sometimes - about whether their work glorifies bad behavior, even, exploits human tragedy for entertainment.
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I'm a relic, and things were a lot different when I was fifteen and sixteen. There were no cell phones, no laptops... I learned to type on an actual typewriter.
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I was determined to get back to my life. I had to relearn how to do everything. I had to learn how to talk, eat, move my arms.
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The world has become one big grassy knoll, crawling with lone gunmen who think they're the Warren Commission.
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I like to connect with people and suss them out. There's no better way than seeing how they react if you just bear into them.
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I understand the importance of mentorship for young people, even outside their parents. That's more important now than ever. You gotta have that support system everywhere you can.
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Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
