If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
JOHN STEINBECKThere’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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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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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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Time is the only critic without ambition.
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Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
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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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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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It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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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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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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