Eric Hoffer on frustration
Eric Hoffer99 quotes“Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.”
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Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer Communists are frustrated capitalists.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor’s shortcomings as he is of his own.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer 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.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer To change everything, simply change your attitude.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer Jesus was not a Christian, nor was Marx a Marxist.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer The history of this country was made largely by people who wanted to be left alone. Those who could not thrive when left to themselves never felt at ease in America.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer Children are the keys of paradise.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.
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ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
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Needing to have things perfect is the surest way to immobilize yourself with frustration.
Wayne DyerWayne Dyer Feel that anger, frustration, or any negative emotion. Reflect on where it may be coming from, without pointing any fingers, and move on.
Laura CleggLaura Clegg The only frustrating thing about jail is that I can’t make music.
Kevin GatesKevin Gates The frustration that follows our persistence to override God’s plan for our life hits hard and different.
Shilpa GoelShilpa Goel Eating out doesn’t have to be a formula. Eating out is about having fun. I get really frustrated when it’s badly done.
Gordon RamsayGordon Ramsay It’s really frustrating for me to not be able to convey all of my little intricacies to people right away, especially when it comes to social media.
Olivia RodrigoOlivia Rodrigo Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know.
Alan WattsAlan Watts Learn how to turn frustration into fascination. You will learn more being fascinated by life than you will by being frustrated by it.
Jim RohnJim Rohn
