Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
JOHN STEINBECKSomewhere 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.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
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All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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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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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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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.
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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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American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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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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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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An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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All great and precious things are lonely.
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There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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