“The fear of becoming a "has been" keeps some people from becoming anything.”

—  Eric Hoffer

Section 231 http://books.google.com/books?id=msOwAAAAIAAJ&q=%22The+fear+of+becoming+a+has+been+keeps+some+people+from+becoming+anything%22&pg=PA134#v=onepage
The Passionate State Of Mind, and Other Aphorisms (1955)

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American philosopher 1898–1983

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