The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
JOHN STEINBECKDon’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens – The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
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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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I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.
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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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The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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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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You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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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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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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