Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.
JOHN STEINBECKAh, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.
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If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
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In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.
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Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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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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A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
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There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
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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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When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents and influences and genius, if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him and his dying a cold horror.
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In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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