Tag: Eric Hoffer
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Words to Ponder #6
“Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.” Eric Hoffer in “The True Believer” This book is one of those books that is full of great…
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Words to Ponder #5
“Like many noisy extremists, he had moved through a whole spectrum of extreme political opinion. What remained constant is only the decibel level.” Arundhati Roy from “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” There’s a similar statement in a book called “True Believer” by Eric Hoffer, where it is argued that the most passionate of any movement…
Jeremy C Kester 