No one wants advice – only corroboration.
JOHN STEINBECKTeaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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Don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens – The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
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Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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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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Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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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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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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It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
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Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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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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A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator.
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