Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.
JOHN STEINBECKPower does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.
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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
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Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
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Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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To finish is sadness to a writer — a little death. He puts the last word down and it is done. But it isn’t really done. The story goes on and leaves the writer behind, for no story is ever done.
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You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
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A man without words is a man without thought.
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Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
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