"We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand."

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Source : The True Believer Part 3, Chapter XII, Section 57 (p. 79)

Eric Hoffer

#Thinking Quotes #Certain Quotes #Certainty Quotes

“The most important object in Boy Scout training is to educate, not instruct.”
“Other-oriented feelings congruent with the perceived welfare of another person.”
“Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war. People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.”
“I believe in angels, the kind that heaven sends. I'm surrounded by angels, and I call them my best friends”
“I demand the independence of woman, her right to support herself; to live for herself; to love whomever she pleases, or as many as she pleases. I demand freedom for both sexes, freedom of action, freedom in love and freedom in motherhood.”

Source : Emma Goldman, Candace Falk, Barry Pateman, Jessica M. Moran (2003). “Emma Goldman: Made for America, 1890-1901”, p.43, Univ of California Press
“There was no male vampire type in existence. Someone suggested an actor of the Continental School who could play any type, and mentioned me.”
“One must exploit the asynchronies that have befallen one, link them to a promising issue or domain, reframe frustrations as opportunities, and, above all, persevere.”
“Why should 20-year-olds only be considered sexy? I think we get better with age.”

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