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I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments

John Steinbeck

Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
JOHN STEINBECK

Conversion Men World
All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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Animal Failure Men War
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Believe Inspirational Man Strong Woman Empowerment Women
Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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Escape Life
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
JOHN STEINBECK

Experience Government Hate Nation
To be alive at all is to have scars.
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Alive Scars
If you’re in trouble, or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones.
JOHN STEINBECK

Help Hurt People Poor Trouble
People like you to be something, preferably what they are.
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People Yourself
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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Corruption Fear Loss Power
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Help Reading Reality Writing
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
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Anger Company Greatness
A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
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Feet Horse Men Spiritual
I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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Born Lost Myself
My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
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Funny Hell Imagination Travel
No one wants advice – only corroboration.
JOHN STEINBECK

Advice Business Entrepreneur
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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Family Parents
And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.
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Himself Listening People Story
All great and precious things are lonely.
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Alone Greatness Lonely
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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Moments People See
No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
JOHN STEINBECK

Himself Human Literature Men
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Change Kind Word Writing
If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.
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Last Listening Myself Rule Story
Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
JOHN STEINBECK

Development Transformation
You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
JOHN STEINBECK

Empathy Feeling People Understand
American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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Life Marriage Sex
If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.
JOHN STEINBECK

Kind Love Understand
There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
JOHN STEINBECK

Alcohol Taste World

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