"A man's worth is what he is divided by what he thinks he is."

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Eric Hoffer

#Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Values Quotes

“Extremism in defense of liberty is not a vice, but I denounce political extremism, of the left or the right, based on duplicity, falsehood, fear, violence and threats when they endanger liberty.”
“I don't go to bed every night worried about getting back into baseball.”
“Conversations...begin with the sort of imaginative engagement you get when you read a novel or watch a movie or attend to a work of art that speaks from some place other than your own. So I'm using the word 'conversation' not only for literal talk but also as a metaphor for engagement with the experience and ideas of others. And I stress the role of the imagination here because the encounters, properly conducted, are valuable in themselves. Conversation doesn't have to lead to consensus about anything, especially not values; it's enough that it helps people get used to one another.”
“I think there's a lot more appreciation and maturity and acceptance of everyone's flaws.”

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“We had to restructure our military and our politics and so on. We're a new democracy. We're a nascent democracy.”

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“Obviously, the music and lyrics are in me, but if I let myself get in my own way, I do. I empty out and let it come, and then the music spirits take over.”
“Peace of heart - without it, no good can make us happy. With it, every trial, even the approach of death, can be borne.”
“I am not accustomed to take my wine in pills.”

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