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Creativity1 quote
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. — John Steinbeck · 1947Excess1 quote
A strange species we are. We can stand anything God and nature can throw at us save only plenty. If I wanted to destroy a nation, I would give it too much, and I would have it on its knees, miserable, greedy, and sick. — John Steinbeck · 1959Expectations1 quote
And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good. — John Steinbeck · 1952Ideas1 quote
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. — John Steinbeck · 1947Meaning of words1 quote
A writer lives in awe of words for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator. — John Steinbeck · 1954Patience1 quote
If it is right, it happens—The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away. — John Steinbeck · 1958Perfection1 quote
And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good. — John Steinbeck · 1952Power of words1 quote
A writer lives in awe of words for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator. — John Steinbeck · 1954Survival1 quote
I know this—a man got to do what he got to do. — John Steinbeck · 1939Taking one's time1 quote
If it is right, it happens—The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away. — John Steinbeck · 1958Words1 quote
A writer lives in awe of words for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator. — John Steinbeck · 1954