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The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.

John Steinbeck

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.
JOHN STEINBECK

Kind Love Understand
I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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Dog Human Thinking
I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it.
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Forget Imagination Revenge Way
It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.
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Darkness Grief Light Loss
Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don’t talk back.
JOHN STEINBECK

Book Entertainment Friendship Talk
I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.
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Believe Inspirational Man Strong Woman Empowerment Women
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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Animal Change Herself Money Sickness
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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Corruption Fear Loss Power
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
This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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Destroy Fighting Freedom Government Greatness Limitation Religion
The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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Art Word Writing
The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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Brain Weapons
The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
JOHN STEINBECK

Help World Yourself
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
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Mistake Ourselves Shine
A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
JOHN STEINBECK

Literature Lonely Soul
To finish is sadness to a writer — a little death. He puts the last word down and it is done. But it isn’t really done. The story goes on and leaves the writer behind, for no story is ever done.
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Death Sad Story Writing
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
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
All great and precious things are lonely.
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Alone Greatness Lonely
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Help Hurt People Poor Trouble
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
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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Dream Excellence Writing
Time is the only critic without ambition.
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Ambition Judgment One Liner Time
Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it.
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Fools Literature Man
I believe that love cannot be bought except with love.
JOHN STEINBECK

Believe Love Myself
You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
JOHN STEINBECK

Advice Deep Yourself

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