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

John Steinbeck

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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Corruption Fear Loss Power
When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
JOHN STEINBECK

Change Deep People Philosophy
Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
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Lonely People World
All great and precious things are lonely.
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Alone Greatness Lonely
I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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Dog Human Thinking
In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
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Anger Growth People Soul
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
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
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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Family Parents
Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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Escape Life
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.
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Help Hurt People Poor Trouble
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
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Anger Company Greatness
This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
JOHN STEINBECK

Destroy Fighting Freedom Government Greatness Limitation Religion
I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it.
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Forget Imagination Revenge Way
The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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Art Word Writing
All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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Animal Failure Men War

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