It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as … - Eric Hoffer

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It's very hard to stop doing things you're used to doing. You almost have to dismantle yourself and scatter it all around and then put a blindfold on and put it back together so that you avoid old habits.

Eric Hoffer

It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate.

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