It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
JOHN STEINBECKWhen two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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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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You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
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If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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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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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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It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.
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I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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And finally, in our time a beard is the one thing that a woman cannot do better than a man, or if she can her success is assured only in a circus.
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I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
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I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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