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

John Steinbeck

I like a lot of talk in a book and I don’t like to have nobody tell me what the guy that’s talking looks like. I want to figure out what he looks like from the way he talks.
JOHN STEINBECK

Book Himself Talk
I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
JOHN STEINBECK

Born Lost Myself
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
JOHN STEINBECK

Animal Couple Ideas Inspirational Wisdom
Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
JOHN STEINBECK

Escape Life
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
JOHN STEINBECK

Moments People See
My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
JOHN STEINBECK

Funny Hell Imagination Travel
A man without words is a man without thought.
JOHN STEINBECK

Life Men Word
I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
JOHN STEINBECK

Believe Life Myself People See
Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
JOHN STEINBECK

Pain Secret
I know now why confusion in government is not only tolerated but encouraged. I have learned. Confused people can make no clear demands.
JOHN STEINBECK

Confused Government People Tolerance
I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
JOHN STEINBECK

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

Conversion Men World
And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
JOHN STEINBECK

Encouragement Goodness Inspirational Perfection
A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
JOHN STEINBECK

Literature Lonely Soul
When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
JOHN STEINBECK

Change Deep People Philosophy
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
JOHN STEINBECK

Dream Excellence Writing

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