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

John Steinbeck

I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
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Reality Romance War
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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Fight Military
The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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Exploration Freedom Human Mindset Value World
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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Believe Inspirational Man Strong Woman Empowerment Women
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
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
It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
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Hate Leaving Life
Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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Conversion Men World
American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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Life Marriage Sex
Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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Feeling Yourself
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
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
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
Don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens – The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
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Goodness Lose Love Right
In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.
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Animal Change Herself Money Sickness
It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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Impossible Reading

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