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The compulsion to take ourselves seriously is in inverse proportion to our creative capacity. When the creative flow dries up, all we have left is our importance.   Hoffer, Eric

Source: ERIC HOFFER, Thoughts of Eric Hoffer, Including: Absolute Faith Corrupts Absolutely, The New York Times Magazine, April 25, 1971, p. 52. · This quote is about uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.


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Eric Hoffer (July 25, 1902 May 21, 1983) was an American social writer. He produced ten books and won the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983 from Ronald Reagan. His first book, The True Believer, published in 1951, was widely recognized as a classic. This book, which he considered his best, established his reputation, and he remained a successful writer for most of his remaining years.

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