It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
JOHN STEINBECKThis I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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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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When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
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Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There’s a punishment for it, and it’s usually crucifixion.
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.
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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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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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If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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To be alive at all is to have scars.
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How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can’t scare him–he has known a fear beyond every other.
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