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Eric Hoffer Quotes

The real Antichrist is he who turns the wine of an original idea into the water of mediocrity.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Water Wine Mediocrity Real Original

Nobody would hire me for TV, not that they should.

Me Nobody Hire Would TV Should

Yeah, there was a six-year period where I was pretty much done with show business. During college and then for about two years after college.

Business College Done Two Years

Puberty was not kind to me. I had acne, eczema and had a stye in my eye, so it was quite hard to go in to somewhere where the majority were boys. At that age, they were quite vocal about what they thought of your looks.

Age Me Eye Thought Looks Kind

I don't know how happy I was when I met Sting. I always had this difficulty of not really knowing who I was.

Happy Know Knowing Always Difficulty

The networks found themselves having to compete for an increasingly Balkanized audience.

Audience Compete Found Networks

There's that saying: 'God gave you talent, and if you don't use it He'll take it away from you.' And I always said, 'I don't want God to come down and take my talents away.' So, by using all these talents and being successful in all of them, I've always got something to fall back on.

God Talent Saying You Fall Down

When it comes to celebrities and tabloids, to me that is a bummer. That's a little disappointing. And it is amazing how things really get made. I always used to think that where there is smoke there is fire, and now I see stories pop up out of nowhere with no basis in reality.

Fire Amazing Me Think Reality Smoke

Everyone should dance. And everyone should sing. People say, 'Well, I can't sing.' Everybody can sing. That you do it badly is no reason not to sing.

Dance People You Say Reason Well

Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.

Great Mistake Animal Think You Wild

Maybe it'll be like 'The Simpsons,' and everybody will remain unchanged. Maybe that's what 'Glee's about. Maybe this is kind of a stasis show. I don't know.

Know Kind Will Show Like Everybody

I've always been the type that, every few months, I'm like, 'Let's change the haircut one more time.'

Change Time Haircut More Always Few

I am prepared to vote in support of a new military authorization that specifically authorizes U.S. military actions against ISIS. We must stand up against this vile enemy and protect United States citizens both at home and abroad.

Home I Am Support Stand Up Stand

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