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It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.
Eric Hoffer
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Eric Hoffer
Age: 84 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 25
Died: 1983
Died: May 21
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New York City
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I have a premonition that will not leave me: as it goes with Israel so will it go with all of us. Should Israel perish, the holocaust will be upon us.
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One wonders whether a generation that demands instant satisfaction of all its needs and instant solution of the world's problems will produce anything of lasting value. Such a generation, even when equipped with the most modern technology, will be essentially primitive it will stand in awe of nature, and submit to the tutelage of medicine men.
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When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong it easily becomes a fashion.
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A good sentence is a key . It unlocks the mind of the reader.
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It is easier to hate an enemy with much good in him than one who is all bad. We cannot hate those we despise.
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A successful social technique consists perhaps in finding unobjectionable means for individual self-assertion.
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The real Antichrist is he who turns the wine of an original idea into the water of mediocrity.
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The quality of ideas seems to play a minor role in mass movement leadership. What counts is the arrogant gesture, the complete disregard of the opinion of others, the singlehanded defiance of the world.
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