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John Steinbeck Quotes: We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.
         

We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.


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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.

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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Why did you shoot him?""You weren't around, " I replied, my teeth gritted in pain. "If you'd been here I'd have shot you instead.

Why did you shoot him?""You weren't around, " I replied, my teeth gritted in pain. "If you'd been here I'd have shot you instead.



I think with any characterization there's a point where you empathize, no matter how much of a deviance his or her actions may be from your understanding of humanity.

I think with any characterization there's a point where you empathize, no matter how much of a deviance his or her actions may be from your understanding of humanity.



If you are going to be progressive, then you have to make progress. And that sometimes depends on breaking a few legs.

If you are going to be progressive, then you have to make progress. And that sometimes depends on breaking a few legs.



I wanted to fight to get into the front. I was just hungry to do it.

I wanted to fight to get into the front. I was just hungry to do it.



It is said that dispensing advice is easy. What is difficult is getting anyone to listen to it.

It is said that dispensing advice is easy. What is difficult is getting anyone to listen to it.



Each time we plant a seed, we become ancestors for the generations to come.

Each time we plant a seed, we become ancestors for the generations to come.



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My favorite toast is rye toast.



Treat every challenge as a lesson, every mistake you make as a blessing and move on.

Treat every challenge as a lesson, every mistake you make as a blessing and move on.



Who knows what happens tomorrow? We'll find it tomorrow.

Who knows what happens tomorrow? We'll find it tomorrow.




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