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It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.

John Steinbeck

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
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Change Deep People Philosophy
Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.
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Change Hide Men
And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.
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Himself Listening People Story
Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
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Development Transformation
I believe that love cannot be bought except with love.
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Believe Love Myself
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
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Anger Company Greatness
Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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Conversion Men World
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation
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 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
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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Corruption Fear Loss Power
Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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Escape Life
American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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Life Marriage Sex
A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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Literature Lonely Soul
It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
JOHN STEINBECK

Impossible Reading
Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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Paper Whole Writing

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