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Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.

John Steinbeck

All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
JOHN STEINBECK

Animal Failure Men War
The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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Brain Weapons
Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.
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See Truth Writing
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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Fight God Philosophy Prayer
If you’re in trouble, or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones.
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Help Hurt People Poor Trouble
Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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Feeling Yourself
Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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Journey Space Time
This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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Destroy Fighting Freedom Government Greatness Limitation Religion
I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it.
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Forget Imagination Revenge Way
A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
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Feet Horse Men Spiritual
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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Moments People See
It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
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Hate Leaving Life
Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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Goodness Growth Inspirational Struggle Worth
You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
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Empathy Feeling People Understand
No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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Advice Business Entrepreneur
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.
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Book Himself Talk

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