"Without intuition there would be no vision of future possibilities."

“My one thing is I continue to be interested and want to be a student. I don't want to be a master. When I'm learning something, I'm in my element.”

“Why do you judge me as a musician, John? All I'm interested in is making money.”

“I believe that the combination of pencil and memory creates a kind of practical magic, and magic is dangerous.”

“You slammed my face down on the barbecue grill, now my scars are all healing, but my heart never will.”

“For what made that in glory shine so long But poets' Pens, pluckt from Archangels' wings?”

“Parliamentary committees are becoming more independent, tactics are becoming more sophisticated, and industries that don't want to be bushwhacked by some damaging legislative amendment will have to spend more time and money watching the Hill.”

“Chaos reigned, and the survivalists eagerly unwrapped the kidskin from their crossbows. Phase one of Opal's plan was complete.”

“All mass movements strive, therefore, to interpose a fact-proof screen between the faithful and the realities of the world. They do this by claiming that the ultimate and absolute truth is already embodied in their doctrine and that there is no truth nor certitude outside it. The facts on which the true believer bases his conclusions must not be derived from his experience or observation but from holy writ.”

Source : Eric Hoffer (1982). “Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer”, HarperCollins Publishers