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And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.

John Steinbeck

Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
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Fight God Philosophy Prayer
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation
Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
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Appearance Poor Roots
This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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Destroy Fighting Freedom Government Greatness Limitation Religion
All great and precious things are lonely.
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Alone Greatness Lonely
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
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Anger Company Greatness
Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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Conversion Men World
To be alive at all is to have scars.
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Alive Scars
To finish is sadness to a writer — a little death. He puts the last word down and it is done. But it isn’t really done. The story goes on and leaves the writer behind, for no story is ever done.
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Death Sad Story Writing
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.
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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
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
Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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Goodness Growth Inspirational Struggle Worth
And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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Encouragement Goodness Inspirational Perfection
A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
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Feet Horse Men Spiritual
The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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Brain Weapons

And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.

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