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In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.

John Steinbeck

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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Education Human Inspirational Mindset Spirit Teacher Teaching
Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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Journey Space Time
I believe that love cannot be bought except with love.
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Believe Love Myself
I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
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Believe Life Myself People See
An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There’s a punishment for it, and it’s usually crucifixion.
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Acceptable Believe Courage Hurt Lying Punishment Time
Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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Escape Life
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
JOHN STEINBECK

Art Greatness Human Teacher Teaching
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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Corruption Fear Loss Power
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
The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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Art Word Writing
People like you to be something, preferably what they are.
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People Yourself
Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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Conversion Men World
Time is the only critic without ambition.
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Ambition Judgment One Liner Time
The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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Brain Weapons
Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.
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Change Hide Men
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

In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.

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