"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

Eric Hoffer

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“Just witness yourself with your human part and hold yourself with love, if you can, or at least acceptance.”

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“The future was uncertain, absolutely, and there were many hurdles, twists, and turns to come, but as long as I kept moving forward, one foot in front of the other, the voices of fear and shame, the messages from those who wanted me to believe that I wasn't good enough, would be stilled.”

Source : Chris Gardner (2009). “The Pursuit of Happyness”, p.6, Harper Collins
“Slavery is, as an example of what white America has done, a constant reminder of what white America might do.”

Source : Derrick Bell (2008). “Faces At The Bottom Of The Well: The Permanence Of Racism”, p.12, Basic Books
“Nobody ever won an election by spitting at his political opponents.”

Source : "ABC Highlights Frum's Charge Fox News and Selfish Limbaugh to Blame for Health Defeat". "Nightline" with Terry Moran, www.newsbusters.org. March 22, 2010.
“I might be ugly, but my cars are real pretty.”
“Scarlett Johansson. I think people don't really realize how great of an actress that girl is. She's so beautiful and that distracts you from what she can do as an actor.”
“It takes a while to get a movie together, and they dont start talking books until the movie is close to being finished.”
“Art is a shadow of what a person is thinking... a small glimpse of what they hold inside. Little secrets, regrets, joys... every line has its own meaning.”

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