For men to plunge headlong into an undertaking of vast change, they must be intensely discontented yet not destitute, and they must have the feeling that by the possession of some potent doctrine, infallible leader or some new technique they have access to a source of irresistible power.
Eric HofferThe conservatism of a religion - it's orthodoxy - is the inert coagulum of a once highly reactive sap.
Eric HofferIt is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression.
Eric Hoffer