I know now why confusion in government is not only tolerated but encouraged. I have learned. Confused people can make no clear demands.
JOHN STEINBECKMy imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
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Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
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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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My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
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And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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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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If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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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 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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Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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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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A man without words is a man without thought.
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