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John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath Quotes: Muscles aching to work, minds aching to create - this is man.
         

Muscles aching to work, minds aching to create - this is man.


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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.

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.



And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed.

And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed.



It was her habit to build up laughter out of inadequate materials.

It was her habit to build up laughter out of inadequate materials.



Don't you love Jesus?' Well, I thought an' I thought an' finally I says, 'No, I don't know nobody name' Jesus. I know a bunch of stories, but I only love people.

Don't you love Jesus?' Well, I thought an' I thought an' finally I says, 'No, I don't know nobody name' Jesus. I know a bunch of stories, but I only love people.



You got a God. Don't make no difference if you don' know what he looks like.

You got a God. Don't make no difference if you don' know what he looks like.



The fields were fruitful, and starving men moved on the roads.

The fields were fruitful, and starving men moved on the roads.



The last clear definite function of men—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is man.

The last clear definite function of men—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is man.



Death was a friend, and sleep was Death's brother.

Death was a friend, and sleep was Death's brother.



The bank - the monster has to have profits all the time. It can't wait. It'll die. No, taxes go on. When the monster stops growing, it dies. It can't stay one size.

The bank - the monster has to have profits all the time. It can't wait. It'll die. No, taxes go on. When the monster stops growing, it dies. It can't stay one size.






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For our own species, evolution occurs mostly through our behavior. We innovate new behavior to adapt.

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There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

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I'm a mixed breed and hope to live longer because of it.

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It is pleasant, when the sea is high and the winds are dashing the waves about, to watch from the shores the struggles of another.

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