John Steinbeck Quotes
'What freedom men and women could have, were they not constantly tricked and trapped and enslaved and tortured by their sexuality! The only drawback in that freedom is that without it one would not be a human. One would be a monster.'
 
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	I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.   
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	I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers.   
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	I worked from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. every night for a year to write the first 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' book.   
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	Everybody has to agree that the best thing we can do to start reducing the deficit in this country is to put people back to work.   
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	An Englishman will fairly drink as much As will maintain two families of Dutch.   
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	New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.   
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	Your barber always knows everything that goes on in the town, doesn't he?   
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	When I was younger, I was insecure for about 10 years: I wore glasses, had a cow's lick, buck teeth and braces. I looked ridiculous.   
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	Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.   
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	I was under the false impression that I could sing in high school, so I did a lot of musical stuff. I can't sing or dance, so that was entertaining for everyone.   
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	The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the three guys who work together and kid each other and love each other.   
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	I know what it takes to be fast and I feel like every year I learn valuable lessons about how to be better the next time.   
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	Yoga means union, in all its significances and dimensions.   
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	Singing is a prayer to me.   
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	Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.   
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	A lot of movies that come from Israel are about war, but there is such good, funny, rounded writing that comes from the country that I wish more people would discover.   
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	My job is to create myself a career that I can go to sleep satisfied with what I'm doing.   
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	Brexit was not a coup. Far from it. In the eyes of most analysts, it was a clear sign that people are frustrated and fed up with the status quo; this is particularly the case with independent voters.   
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	I'm more interested in characters who are a little difficult.   
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	My lesson from history is that if there is a strong moderate centrist party which can lead the country, there is no room for extremists from the right or left.   
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	All artists are equal when they are themselves.   
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	The single greatest thing you can do to change your life today would be to start being grateful for what you have right now. And the more grateful you are, the more you get.   
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	A party with a narrow vision, a party that is afraid of the future, a party whose leaders are inclined to shoot from the hip, a party that has never been willing to put its investment in human beings who are below them in economic and social status.   
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	'What freedom men and women could have, were they not constantly tricked and trapped and enslaved and tortured by their sexuality! The only drawback in that freedom is that without it one would not be a human. One would be a monster.'   
 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					