It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
JOHN STEINBECKTeaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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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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Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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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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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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When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
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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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Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
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Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don’t talk back.
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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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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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