A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
JOHN STEINBECKI find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
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Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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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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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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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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Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
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This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
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Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.
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Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
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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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Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don’t talk back.
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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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Time is the only critic without ambition.
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An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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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.
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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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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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