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The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.

John Steinbeck

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
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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Conversion Men World
I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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Dog Human Thinking
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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Fight God Philosophy Prayer
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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Difficult Experience Life Problem
If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.
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Kind Love Understand
A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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Literature Lonely Soul
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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Goodness Lose Love Right
Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.
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See Truth Writing
To be alive at all is to have scars.
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Alive Scars
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
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Anger Company Greatness
If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.
JOHN STEINBECK

Last Listening Myself Rule Story
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
I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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Born Lost Myself
Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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Goodness Growth Inspirational Struggle Worth

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