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Quote by Eric Hoffer
It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to a

It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate. – Eric Hoffer

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The beginning of thought is in disagreement — not only with others but also with ourselves. – Eric Hoffer

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Thought is a process of exaggeration. The refusal to exaggerate is not infrequently an alibi for the disinclination to think or praise. – Eric Hoffer

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It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak. – Eric Hoffer

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Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people. – Marcus Garvey

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Most of me was glad when my mother died. She was a handful, but not in a cute, festive way. More in a life-threatening way, that had caused me a long time ago to give up all hope of ever feeling good about having had her as a mother. – Anne Lamott

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You cannot set art off in a corner and hope for it to have vitality, reality, and substance. – Charles Ives

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To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival. – Wendell Berry

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From Caesars legions to the Napoleonic wars. From the Reformation, the Enlightenment and the industrial revolution to the defeat of nazism. We have helped to write European history, and Europe has helped write ours. – David Cameron

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You dont have to do everything by the time youre 30. Or 40. All you need is a work ethic. Its what allows you to push through moments of disappointment and self-doubt and fear. – Candace Bushnell

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