Eric Hoffer Quotes
Both the revolutionary and the creative individual are perpetual juveniles. The revolutionary does not grow up because he cannot grow, while the creative individual cannot grow up because he keeps growing.
Topics
Change
Children
Development
Growth
Maturity
Revolution, Rebellions, Revolutionaries, Rebels
Success
Innovation, Innovations
Creativity, Creators
Individuality
Transformation
Growing Up
Innovative Thinking
Perpetual Youth
Progressive Ideas
Youthful Rebellion
Youthfulness
unconventional mindset
Citations
Hoffer, Eric. Reflections on the Human Condition. Harper & Row, 1973.
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Eric Hoffer was an American moral and social philosopher. He was the author of ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, The True Believer (1951), was widely recognized as a classic, receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen, although Hoffer believed that The Ordeal of Change was his finest work.