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Eric Hoffer Quotes

Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: July 25, 1898 - May 21, 1983

Topics

Man Reach You Play Skill Role

Every time I watch a performance, I'm disgusted with how I've skated. It's very hurtful for me.

Time Me Performance Watch Hurtful

I love the idea of 'the one' but I actually believe that there isn't a Miss Right. There are 12,000 Miss Rights out there and it's all timing.

Love Believe Timing Right Out Miss

Nobody knows the hard work that goes in the morning before I do anything.

Work Hard Work Morning Nobody Hard

I try to force myself to travel light; otherwise, I tend to bring a million things that I end up never using!

Light Myself Travel End Try Never

I won't get into it any more than to say that there are parts of me in all the songs that I write.

Me Say More Write Get Songs

Everybody has many people inside of them; I think we tend to present the one we feel is most appropriate at first, in order to gain acceptance or achieve what we want. It gets really interesting when this technique fails, and other levels are revealed.

Acceptance People Think Present Feel

People in Slow Food understand that food is an environmental issue.

Food People Environmental Slow Issue

I'd much rather go to a Banksy art show than a Moby art show. My art is painfully naive.

Art Go Naive Show Rather Than

I get mad at people who talk about traumatic job interviews, about going on one and getting rejected. I get rejected all the time and not only do I get rejected, but people have no problem being really specific about why I was rejected.

Time Job People Problem Mad Why

I only dunked maybe twice a game on average.

Dominique Wilkins

Game Average Twice Only Maybe

I grew up in a tiny village on top of a mountain and have been skiing and singing all my life!

Life Mountain Skiing Singing My Life

When you play for 20 years - and really, I never had to miss a game due to injury - that's not just good protection. That's good luck.

Good Luck Good Luck Game You Play

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