Eric Hoffer

“It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.”

“Many of the insights of the saint stem from his experience as a sinner.”

“Our passionate preoccupation with the sky, the stars, and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn back to where we came from.”  [New York Times, 21 July 1969, regards to the first moon-landing]

“We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.”

“When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.”