Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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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With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
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American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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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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Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
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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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No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
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You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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Time is the only critic without ambition.
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Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
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You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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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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