And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
JOHN STEINBECKWith all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
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When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents and influences and genius, if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him and his dying a cold horror.
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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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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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I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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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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American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
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If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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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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It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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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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I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
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I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
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It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
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Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
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The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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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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What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
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With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
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My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
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Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don’t talk back.
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