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Quote by Eric Hoffer
Man is eminently a storyteller. His search for a purpose, a cause,

Man is eminently a storyteller. His search for a purpose, a cause, an ideal, a mission and the like is largely a search for a plot and a pattern in the development of his life story — a story that is basically without meaning or pattern. – Eric Hoffer

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In times of change learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. – Eric Hoffer

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Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains. – Eric Hoffer

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Australian Aborigines say that the big stories—the stories worth telling and retelling, the ones in which you may find the meaning of your life—are forever stalking the right teller, sniffing and tracking like predators hunting their prey in the bush. – Robert Moss

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The best of the old stories spoke to the listener because they spoke not just to the ears but to the heart as well. – Jane Yolen

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To hell with facts! We need stories! – Ken Kesey

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When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Buying on trust is the way to pay double. – Source Unknown

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God always strives together with those who strive. – Aeschylus

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