John Steinbeck Quotes

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.

John Steinbeck

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 27, 1902 - December 20, 1968

Topics

WorldBelieveDoingIllusionTrue

A mother and a little boy were walking along, and I could tell the minute the recognition hit the little boy. As he walked by holding his mother's hand, he said in a real loud voice, 'Look, Mother. There goes an old Gomer Pyle.'

Jim Nabors

MotherVoiceWalkingLookSaidHand

I feel very guilty doing magic because you're deceiving somebody.

Jesse Eisenberg

FeelDoingMagicYouGuiltyBecause

Education is more than Pisa. Particularly musical education. We also need education and training for more than reasons of usefulness and marketability.

Johannes Rau

EducationTrainingMoreNeedReasons

To be honest, because there's loud music in my ears probably three hours a day, between sound check and the show, I listen to podcasts more than I listen to music on the road.

St. Vincent

MusicDayRoadThreeListenSound

We apply law to facts. We don't apply feelings to facts.

Sonia Sotomayor

LawFactsFeelingsApply

So, do you live around here often?

Steven Wright

LiveYouHereAroundOften

Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of opportunity in rural America. I believe that's because if you grow up in rural America, you know you can't just keep taking from the land. You've got to give something back.

Tom Vilsack

OpportunityBelieveGrowAmericaYou

When I realized that my big dream was going to come true - 'Night Shift' was a success, 'Splash' was a success, I got the job to do 'Cocoon' - suddenly, I was underway. And I knew my name was rising up the lists. I was going to have a career. I was going to be able to direct movies until I screwed it up.

Ron Howard

SuccessJobNightNameCareerDream

I would worry if people always associated me with Larry Sokolov.

Ron Livingston

PeopleMeWorryAlwaysWouldLarry

I get increasingly respectful of people who have faith and increasingly creeped out by them.

Michel Faber

FaithPeopleOutGetWhoRespectful

Working together, they will dig out the truth and nothing but the truth about what happened in '99, to assign responsibility, and to look at the institutional failings.

Jose Ramos-Horta

TruthWorking TogetherResponsibility

I can be accused of trying to be commercial sometimes.

Dolly Parton

TryingI CanSometimesCommercial

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