Time is the only critic without ambition.
JOHN STEINBECKOnly through immitation do we develop toward originality.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.
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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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All great and precious things are lonely.
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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 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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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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An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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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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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
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My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
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You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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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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