Eric Hoffer Quotes

When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.

Eric Hoffer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PeopleBoredThemselvesPrimarily

Newspapers are so boring. How can you read a newspaper that starts with a 51-word lead sentence?

Jimmy Breslin

YouBoringNewspaperLeadStarts

Today I start a diary; it is against my usual habbits, but out of a clearly felt need.

Robert Musil

TodayStartDiaryNeedOutClearly

Being an accompanist is very selfless in many ways because you're really just trying to elevate the singer and help them shine, ultimately.

Simon Helberg

ShineSelflessHelpTryingYouJust

The majority of information I gave police was about my wife and her family, which is what they wanted.

Robert Blake

FamilyPoliceWifeInformationHer

The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations - each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony.

Ruth Bernhard

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People are often shy to acknowledge that they are Bengalis. They somehow take pride in saying that they cannot speak or read the language.

Mithun Chakraborty

PeopleSayingSpeakPrideLanguage

I believe that for the small numbers of Jewish people in the United States, they exercise a tremendous amount of influence on the affairs of government.

Louis Farrakhan

GovernmentPeopleSmallBelieve

I started playing music when I was around 10. I always wanted to be in a band, so I started out by playing drums.

Drake Bell

MusicBandAlwaysOutPlayingDrums

Fleetwood Mac always take a long time to make a record - you know what.

Christine McVie

TimeLongYouKnowLong TimeAlways

For most people, the major hurdle in grasping modern insights into the nature of the universe is that these developments are usually phrased using mathematics.

Brian Greene

NatureMathematicsPeopleUniverse

Our revenge will be the laughter of our children.

Bobby Sands

ChildrenLaughterRevengeWillOur

It is critical that low-income consumers have access to alternative products and services such as rent-to-own. It gives working-class families opportunities to obtain decent household items without incurring the burden of debt.

William Lacy Clay, Jr.

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