And finally, in our time a beard is the one thing that a woman cannot do better than a man, or if she can her success is assured only in a circus.
JOHN STEINBECKThere’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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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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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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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
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I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it.
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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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Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it.
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I like a lot of talk in a book and I don’t like to have nobody tell me what the guy that’s talking looks like. I want to figure out what he looks like from the way he talks.
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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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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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Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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