John Steinbeck Quotes
I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love.
Quotes to Explore
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The world is always in movement.
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I believe that dogma is often evil.
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I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.
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People often believe that character causes action, but when it comes to producing moral children, we need to remember that action also shapes character.
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I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them.
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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I read people; that's one of my strengths. It's not that I can't be fooled, but I'm not fooled often.
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You don't try to do more than you should.
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When you watch it, you're like, Wow. I look like that. But it doesn't feel like that at all. It was about communicating with Gale Harold and getting across what I wanted to say about the character.
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I like nicotine because it excites my brain and helps me work.
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I've been too many places. I'm like the bad penny.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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Dancing is a very healthy thing to do for our body.
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When people treat you mean, you dislike them for that, but not because of their person, who they are. I was born and raised in a segregated society, but when I left there, I had nobody I disliked other than the people that'd mistreated me, and that only lasted for as long as they were mistreating me.
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Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.
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To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child's delight added to your own - this is happiness.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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We had a lot of guys who wanted to play easy.
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Communication is important.
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I credit my grandmother for teaching me to love and respect food. She taught me how to waste nothing, to make sure I used every bit of the chicken and boil the bones till no flavor could be extracted from them.
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People say that human rights is a Western construct foisted on others. But that's not true. Equality, dignity, respect and justice are as much an integral part of the Islamic tradition.
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I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love.
