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

John Steinbeck

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

Brain Weapons
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
JOHN STEINBECK

Family Parents
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Defeat Destroy Greatness Success Victory World
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
And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
JOHN STEINBECK

Encouragement Goodness Inspirational Perfection
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
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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Moments People See
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
JOHN STEINBECK

Illusion Religion Socialism
Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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Paper Whole Writing
A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
JOHN STEINBECK

Literature Lonely Soul
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Believe Inspirational Man Strong Woman Empowerment Women
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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Fight Military
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Education Human Inspirational Mindset Spirit Teacher Teaching
To be alive at all is to have scars.
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Alive Scars
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
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Animal Couple Ideas Inspirational Wisdom
If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.
JOHN STEINBECK

Kind Love Understand

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