Benjamin Hoff Quotes
It's not surprising, therefore, that the [Bisy] Backson thinks of progress in terms of fighting and overcoming. One of his little idiosyncrasies, you might say. Of course, real progress involves growing and developing, which involves changing inside, but that's something the inflexible Backson is unwilling to do.
Hoff, Benjamin. The Te of Piglet. Dutton, 1992, p. 111.
Often misattributed to Abraham Lincoln possibly because the quote is found in a paper Lowell wrote about Lincoln but he wasn’t quoting him.
He had originally said he would only serve one term as UN Secretary General. He then decided to go for another term. The press accused him of flip flopping. See {619441} and {627632} for a similar view.
Benjamin Hoff (born 1946) is an American author. He is best known as the author of The Tao of Pooh (1982) and The Te of Piglet (1992). In 2006, he denounced the publishing industry and announced his resignation from book-writing. His book, The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow, won the American Book Award in 1988.