People like you to be something, preferably what they are.
JOHN STEINBECKIt is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
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Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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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 the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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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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Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.
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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
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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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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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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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