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Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.

John Steinbeck

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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Corruption Fear Loss Power
I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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Born Lost Myself
If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
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Giving Sick Simple
All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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Animal Failure Men War
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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Dream Excellence Writing
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
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
A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator.
JOHN STEINBECK

Change Kind Word Writing
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
American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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Life Marriage Sex
And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.
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Himself Listening People Story
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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Change Hide Men
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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Family Parents
All great and precious things are lonely.
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Alone Greatness Lonely
There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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Alcohol Taste World
No one wants advice – only corroboration.
JOHN STEINBECK

Advice Business Entrepreneur

Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.

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Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.

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