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It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.

John Steinbeck

I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
JOHN STEINBECK

Believe Life Myself People See
Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.
JOHN STEINBECK

Change Hide Men
And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.
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Himself Listening People Story
There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
JOHN STEINBECK

Person Responsibility Space
A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator.
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Change Kind Word Writing
The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
JOHN STEINBECK

Exploration Freedom Human Mindset Value World
Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
JOHN STEINBECK

Lonely People World
Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
JOHN STEINBECK

Pain Secret
If you’re in trouble, or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones.
JOHN STEINBECK

Help Hurt People Poor Trouble
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
JOHN STEINBECK

Fight Military
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
JOHN STEINBECK

Feet Horse Men Spiritual
If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.
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Last Listening Myself Rule Story
I like a lot of talk in a book and I don’t like to have nobody tell me what the guy that’s talking looks like. I want to figure out what he looks like from the way he talks.
JOHN STEINBECK

Book Himself Talk
Time is the only critic without ambition.
JOHN STEINBECK

Ambition Judgment One Liner Time
It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
JOHN STEINBECK

Expectation Greatness Himself Life Motivational

It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.

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