"Many of the insights of the saint stem from their experience as sinners." ― Eric Hoffer Topic(s): Experience Tags: insights More From Eric Hoffer "One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action – the ability to pass directly from thought to action." "Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature." "I am not a proponent of the death penalty, but I will enforce the law as this Congress gives it to us." More In Experience "In my experience an appreciative letter from a fellow writer means a lot."― Ian Mcewan "Information’s pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience."― Clarence Day "I would vote for the man who’s lived life, who’s done different occupations, who’s been out in the real world and struggled to make a living, struggled to raise a family, struggled with life as it exists. So I’d vote for experience, honest experience."― Oliver Stone