Eric Hoffer Quotes

A grievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Biography

Author Profession: Writer

Nationality: American

Born: July 25, 1902

Died: May 21, 1983

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H. L. Mencken, Dale Carnegie, Dr. Seuss, Napoleon Hill, Elbert Hubbard, Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, William Arthur Ward

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Almost, Grievance, Most, Poignant

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Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth. Bradley Whitford

Motivational, Life, Love, Hope, Future

Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don't get so worked up about things. - Kenneth Branagh

Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don't get so worked up about things. Kenneth Branagh

Life, Smile, Enjoy Life, Laugh, Enjoy

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. - Benjamin Franklin

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin

Learning, Me, Remember, Learn, Teach

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas A. Edison

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas A. Edison

Work, Opportunity, People, Dressed, Like

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. - Benjamin Franklin

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin

Education, Knowledge, Best, Investment

Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. - Hans Christian Andersen

Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. Hans Christian Andersen

Flower, Nature, Freedom, Sunshine, Just

The more you act like a lady, the more he'll act like a gentleman. Sydney Biddle Barrows

Gentleman, You, Lady, More, Act, Like

Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn. Work hard, and never give up on your dreams, even when nobody else believes they can come true but you. These are not cliches but real tools you need no matter what you do in life to stay focused on your path. Phillip Sweet

Life, Work, Dreams, Never Give Up, Path

Family is not an important thing. It's everything. - Michael J. Fox

Family is not an important thing. It's everything. Michael J. Fox

Family, Important, Everything, Thing

I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. D. H. Lawrence

Bird, Sorry, Small, Wild, Will, Dead

The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep. - Robert Frost

The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep. Robert Frost

Nature, Sleep, Deep, Woods, Dark, Go

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Confucius

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius

History, Time, Fall, Falling, Glory

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. - Abraham Lincoln

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln

Tree, Me, Down, Will, First, Four

The art of communication is the language of leadership. - James Humes

The art of communication is the language of leadership. James Humes

Leadership, Communication, Art, Language

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