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It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.

John Steinbeck

You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
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Advice Deep Yourself
The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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Art Word Writing
American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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Life Marriage Sex
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation
A man without words is a man without thought.
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Life Men Word
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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Himself Human Literature Men
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
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Anger Company Greatness
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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Fight God Philosophy Prayer
Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it.
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Fools Literature Man
It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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Impossible Reading
There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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Alcohol Taste World
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
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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Appearance Poor Roots
I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it.
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Forget Imagination Revenge Way
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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Dream Excellence Writing
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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Animal Couple Ideas Inspirational Wisdom

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