All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
John Steinbeck
Human Nature, Thinking Failure, War Causes, Conflict, Failure, Thinking
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“For nitrates are not the land, nor phosphates and the length of fiber in the cotton is not the land. Carbon is not a man, nor salt nor water nor calcium. He is all these, but he is much more, much more; and the land is so much more than its analysis.” John Steinbeck
Land, Nature, Elements, Life, Soil, Analysis
John Steinbeck Land, Nature, Elements, Life, Soil, Analysis“It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming.” John Steinbeck
Intelligence, Nature, Humor, Wisdom, Humility, Challenge
John Steinbeck Intelligence, Nature, Humor, Wisdom, Humility, Challenge“Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.” John Steinbeck
Love, Understanding, Gender, Emotions, Communication, Relationships
John Steinbeck Love, Understanding, Gender, Emotions, Communication, Relationships“A kind of light spread out from her. And everything changed color. And the world opened out. And a day was good to awaken to. And there were no limits to anything. And the people of the world were good and handsome. And I was not afraid any more.” John Steinbeck
Light, Change, Awakening, Beauty, Fear, People
John Steinbeck Light, Change, Awakening, Beauty, Fear, People“Try to understand men. If you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and almost always leads to love.” John Steinbeck
Understanding, Kindness, Empathy, Friendship, Love, Relationships
John Steinbeck Understanding, Kindness, Empathy, Friendship, Love, Relationships“For the most part people are not curious except about themselves.” John Steinbeck
Human Nature, Curiosity, People, Self, Psychology, Reflection
John Steinbeck Human Nature, Curiosity, People, Self, Psychology, Reflection“Life could not change the sun or water the desert, so it changed itself.” John Steinbeck
Life Change, Desert Survival, Self Growth, Adaptation, Nature, Transformation
John Steinbeck Life Change, Desert Survival, Self Growth, Adaptation, Nature, Transformation“When I was very young and the urge to be someplace was on me, I was assured by mature people that maturity would cure this itch.” John Steinbeck
Youth, Maturity, Life, Growth, Experience, Change
John Steinbeck Youth, Maturity, Life, Growth, Experience, Change“It seems to me Montana is a great splash of grandeur. The scale is huge but not overpowering. The land is rich with grass and color, and the mountains are the kind I would create if mountains were ever put on my agenda.” John Steinbeck
Montana, Nature, Grandeur, Land, Mountains, Beauty
John Steinbeck Montana, Nature, Grandeur, Land, Mountains, Beauty“The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.” John Steinbeck
Writing, Art, Expression, Creativity, Communication, Language
John Steinbeck Writing, Art, Expression, Creativity, Communication, Language“No one has ever successfully painted or photographed a redwood tree. The feeling they produce is not transferable. From them comes silence and awe.” John Steinbeck
Nature, Beauty, Silence, Trees, Photography, Awe
John Steinbeck Nature, Beauty, Silence, Trees, Photography, Awe“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 Steinbeck
Problem Solving, Night Thoughts, Sleep Aid, Resolution, Rest, Experience
John Steinbeck Problem Solving, Night Thoughts, Sleep Aid, Resolution, Rest, Experience“The sad ones are those who waste their energy in trying to hold it back, for they can only feel bitterness in loss and no joy in gain.” John Steinbeck
Sadness, Loss, Energy, Bitterness, Joy, Emotion
John Steinbeck Sadness, Loss, Energy, Bitterness, Joy, Emotion“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts. Perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” John Steinbeck
Fear Of Power, Corruption, Politics, Power Struggles, Human Nature, Control
John Steinbeck Fear Of Power, Corruption, Politics, Power Struggles, Human Nature, Control“You must not forget that a monster is only a variation, and that to a monster the norm is monstrous.” John Steinbeck
Monsters, Nature, Society, Norms, Change, Philosophy
John Steinbeck Monsters, Nature, Society, Norms, Change, Philosophy“So much there is to see, but our morning eyes describe a different world than do our afternoon eyes, and surely our wearied evening eyes can report only a weary evening world.” John Steinbeck
Perception, Time, Life, Change, Eyes, Experience
John Steinbeck Perception, Time, Life, Change, Eyes, Experience“That is a great mystery,” said Doctor Winter. “That is a mystery that has disturbed rulers all over the world – how the people know. It disturbs the invaders now, I am told, how news runs through censorships, how the truth of things fights free of control. It is a great mystery.” John Steinbeck
Power, Control, Truth, Knowledge, Censorship, Mystery
John Steinbeck Power, Control, Truth, Knowledge, Censorship, Mystery“Hard-covered books break up friendships. You loan a hard-covered book to a friend and when he doesn’t return it you get mad at him. It makes you mean and petty. But twenty-five cent books are different.” John Steinbeck
Friendship Struggles, Book Loans, Materialism, Friendship Tests, Value Perception, Generosity
John Steinbeck Friendship Struggles, Book Loans, Materialism, Friendship Tests, Value Perception, Generosity