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In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.


Eric Hoffer

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Have, from this desk, seen climb the sky
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LEONID KUCHMA We are going to inherit the earth; there is not the slightest doubt about that.
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CAROLINE GEORGE It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No...
ISAAC ASIMOV Everyone wants to change the world but nobody wants to start with themselves.
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DICK GREGORY A small change can make a big difference. You are the only one who can make our world a better place...
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ERIC HOFFER To grow old is to grow common. Old age equalizes - we are aware that what is happening to us has hap...
ERIC HOFFER It is easier to love humanity as a whole that to love one's neighbor.
ERIC HOFFER However much we talk of the inexorable laws governing the life of individuals and of societies, we r...
ERIC HOFFER One might equate growing up with a mistrust of words. A mature person trusts his eyes more than his ...
ERIC HOFFER Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
ERIC HOFFER We feel free when we escape -- even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire.
ERIC HOFFER