With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
JOHN STEINBECKAll war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
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Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
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All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
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I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
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You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.
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It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.
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Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
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