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John Steinbeck Quotes: The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid stable business.
         

The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid stable business.


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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.



Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.



The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.



And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.



What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.



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.

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.



When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.



Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.



This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.



If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.





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The work that the kids saw around them was so odious, so boring, so worthless that they came to regard WORK as the only dirty four-letter word in the English language.

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Change holds danger, but also the potential for something new ~ and better ~ to be born.



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In 1958 I finally found a large enough apartment on the Lower East Side, where I reverted to figure painting. I drew and painted quite a lot of figures and nudes. People would come and pose for me.



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We have to step up as adults and try to guide our youth.

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There were no lies here. All fancies fled away. That's what happened in all deserts. It was just you, and what you believed.

There were no lies here. All fancies fled away. That's what happened in all deserts. It was just you, and what you believed.



In Italy they take cheap cloth and make it look expensive, but I take expensive cloth and make it look cheap. They just don't understand.

In Italy they take cheap cloth and make it look expensive, but I take expensive cloth and make it look cheap. They just don't understand.




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