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

John Steinbeck

It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.
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Darkness Grief Light Loss
To be alive at all is to have scars.
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Alive Scars
Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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Conversion Men World
I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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Dog Human Thinking
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
You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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Ideas Thinking Yourself
All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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Animal Failure Men War
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
No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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Advice Business Entrepreneur
When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
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Change Deep People Philosophy
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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Art Greatness Human Teacher Teaching
There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
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Person Responsibility Space
Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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Feeling Yourself
And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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Encouragement Goodness Inspirational Perfection
And finally, in our time a beard is the one thing that a woman cannot do better than a man, or if she can her success is assured only in a circus.
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Circus Equality Women
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
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Animal Couple Ideas Inspirational Wisdom

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