Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
JOHN STEINBECKMen 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.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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Don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens – The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
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I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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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.
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Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can’t scare him–he has known a fear beyond every other.
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Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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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.
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If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.
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I believe that love cannot be bought except with love.
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I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
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An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There’s a punishment for it, and it’s usually crucifixion.
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