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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It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression. – Eric Hoffer

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Perhaps our originality manifests itself most strikingly in what we do with that which we did not originate. To discover something wholly new can be a matter of chance, of idle tinkering, or even of the chronic dissatisfaction of the untalented. – Eric Hoffer

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We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about. – Eric Hoffer

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Storytelling
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Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. – Hannah Arendt

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There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before. – Willa Cather

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

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I will open my mouth in a parable
I will utter dark sayings of old.
Things that we have heard and known,
that our fathers told us.
We will not hide them from their children,
but tell it to the coming generations. – Bible

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Experience increases our wisdom but doesnt reduce our follies. – Josh Billings

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Ive always been at the intersection of computers and whatever they can revolutionize. – Jeff Bezos

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