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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

John Steinbeck

No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
JOHN STEINBECK

Himself Human Literature Men
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
JOHN STEINBECK

Moments People See
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
In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
JOHN STEINBECK

Anger Growth People Soul
All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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Animal Failure Men War
My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
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Funny Hell Imagination Travel
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
JOHN STEINBECK

Anger Company Greatness
And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
JOHN STEINBECK

Encouragement Goodness Inspirational Perfection
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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Himself Listening People Story
Time is the only critic without ambition.
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Ambition Judgment One Liner Time
Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
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Fight God Philosophy Prayer
All great and precious things are lonely.
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Alone Greatness Lonely
In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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Explanation Literature Lonely Trying
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation
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
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Circus Equality Women

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