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My writing is done in railroad yards while waiting for a freight, in the fields while waiting for a truck, and at noon after lunch. Towns are too distracting.
Eric Hoffer
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Eric Hoffer
Age: 84 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 25
Died: 1983
Died: May 21
Philosopher
Psychologist
Writer
New York City
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What the intellectual craves above all else is to be taken seriously, to be treated as a decisive force in shaping history. He is far more at home in a society that weighs his every word and keeps close watch on his attitudes then in a society that cares not what he says or does. He would rather be persecuted than ignored.
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Man's chief goal in life is still to become and stay human, and defend his achievements against the encroachment of nature.
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A society that refuses to strive for superfluities is likely to end up lacking in necessities.
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A doctrine insulates the devout not only against the realities around them but also against their own selves. The fanatical believer is not conscious of his envy, malice, pettiness and dishonesty. There is a wall of words between his consciousness and his real self.
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Unlimited opportunities can be as potent a cause of frustration as a paucity or lack of opportunities.
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We clamor for equality chiefly in matters in which we ourselves cannot hope to obtain excellence.
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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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The desire to be different from the people we live with is sometimes the result of our rejection- real or imagined- by them.
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When we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no time for anything else - we are the busiest people in the world.
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The rule seems to be that those who find no difficulty in deceiving themselves are easily deceived by others. They are easily persuaded and led.
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A good sentence is a key . It unlocks the mind of the reader.
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If the Communists win Europe and a large part of the world, it will not be because they know how to stir up discontent or how to infect people with hatred, but because they know how to preach hope.
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It is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable.
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The short-lived self, teetering on the edge of extinction, is the only thing that can ever really matter.
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The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself.
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The real persuaders are our appetites, our fears and above all our vanity. The skillful propagandist stirs and coaches these internal persuaders.
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Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience... The desire to escape or camouflage their unsatisfactory selves develops in the frustrated a facility for pretending -- for making a show -- and also a readiness to identify themselves wholly with an imposing spectacle.
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When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.
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America is still the best country for the common man -- white or black ... if he can't make it here he won't make it anywhere else.
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