Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
JOHN STEINBECKI know now why confusion in government is not only tolerated but encouraged. I have learned. Confused people can make no clear demands.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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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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All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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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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Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
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It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.
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I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.
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There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
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Your audience is one single reader. I have found that sometimes it helps to pick out one person-a real person you know, or an imagined person and write to that one.
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You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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All great and precious things are lonely.
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I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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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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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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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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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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Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
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