Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
JOHN STEINBECKOut of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.
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It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
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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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Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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If you’re in trouble, or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones.
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There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
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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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This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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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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American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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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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Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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