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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.

John Steinbeck

All great and precious things are lonely.
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Alone Greatness Lonely
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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Appearance Poor Roots
I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
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Believe Life Myself People See
I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it.
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Forget Imagination Revenge Way
I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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Dog Human Thinking
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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Defeat Destroy Greatness Success Victory World
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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Family Parents
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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Art Greatness Human Teacher Teaching
The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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Brain Weapons
A man without words is a man without thought.
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Life Men Word
I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
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Reality Romance War
No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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Advice Business Entrepreneur
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
I know now why confusion in government is not only tolerated but encouraged. I have learned. Confused people can make no clear demands.
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Confused Government People Tolerance
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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Corruption Fear Loss Power
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.

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