Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
JOHN STEINBECKMany a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
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I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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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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If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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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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Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.
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Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.
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And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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All great and precious things are lonely.
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Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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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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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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