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

Other quotes by Eric Hoffer

It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love ones neighbor. – Eric Hoffer

Category:
Love
Read Quote

Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves. – Eric Hoffer

Category:
Faith
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Storytelling
category

To be Human is to be a storyteller. – Barbara K. Walker

Category:
Storytelling

for the soul. – Natalie Kusz, Road Song, 1990

Category:
Storytelling

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

Category:
Storytelling

It is said that the first storyteller crept at night to listen to the gods talking in their sleep — so each tale collected contained the breath of gods. – Author unknown

Category:
Storytelling

Random Quotes

People are always saying that Hollywood messes up kids. Im like, No, families mess up kids! I grew up in Hollywood, and Im perfectly fine. If my children want to go into the entertainment business, I wont stop them, as long as theyre passionate about it. – Tori Spelling

Category:
Business

I think Im the most positive guy still going in my generation, and Im out there to prove that. – Luther Allison

Category:
positive

First of all, Saddam did not win the war, even though he says he did, I mean, you know, thats a joke and everybody in the world knows it. – Norman Schwarzkopf

Category:
War

When I listen to music, I dont want to hear about flowers. I like death and destruction. – Jonathan Davis

Category:
Death