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People like you to be something, preferably what they are.

John Steinbeck

I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation
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
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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Change Kind Word Writing
The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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Help World Yourself
The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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Brain Weapons
Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
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Lonely People World
In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
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Anger Growth People Soul
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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Death Failure Love Men Talent
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
And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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Encouragement Goodness Inspirational Perfection
Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
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Pain Secret
In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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Explanation Literature Lonely Trying
No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
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Himself Human Literature Men
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
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.
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Circus Equality Women
All great and precious things are lonely.
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Alone Greatness Lonely

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