A person's creative ability decreases in direct proportion to the degree to which he takes himself seriously.
Eric HofferOur originality shows itself most strikingly not in what we wholly originate but in what we do with that which we borrow from others.
Eric HofferThe savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.
Eric Hoffer