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

John Steinbeck

All great and precious things are lonely.
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Alone Greatness Lonely
Don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens – The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
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Goodness Lose Love Right
Time is the only critic without ambition.
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Ambition Judgment One Liner Time
A man without words is a man without thought.
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Life Men Word
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
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
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Anger Company Greatness
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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Death Failure Love Men Talent
When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
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Change Deep People Philosophy
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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Family Parents
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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Corruption Fear Loss Power
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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Dream Excellence Writing
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.
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Darkness Grief Light Loss
Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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Conversion Men World
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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Acceptable Believe Courage Hurt Lying Punishment Time
Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don’t talk back.
JOHN STEINBECK

Book Entertainment Friendship Talk

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