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 STEINBECKIn poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it.
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Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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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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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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Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
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In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
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The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
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You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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All great and precious things are lonely.
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The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
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There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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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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