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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

In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.
JOHN STEINBECK

Animal Change Herself Money Sickness
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation
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
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
JOHN STEINBECK

Family Parents
Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
JOHN STEINBECK

Development Transformation
It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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Impossible Reading
You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
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Advice Deep Yourself
Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
JOHN STEINBECK

Fight God Philosophy Prayer
There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
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Person Responsibility Space
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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Corruption Fear Loss Power
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
Your audience is one single reader. I have found that sometimes it helps to pick out one person-a real person you know, or an imagined person and write to that one.
JOHN STEINBECK

Help Reading Reality Writing
In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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Explanation Literature Lonely Trying
I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
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Believe Life Myself People See
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
JOHN STEINBECK

Fight Military
Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
JOHN STEINBECK

Escape Life

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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