John Steinbeck Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

IntelligenceManFishAlwaysUpWho

This war is being played in the realm of public opinion and has dire consequences for our soldiers in Iraq, the future of our country, and freedom around the world.

John Doolittle

FutureFreedomWarOpinionWorld

We absolutely believed in Heaven and Hell, Purgatory, and even Limbo. I mean, they were actually closer to us than Australia or Canada, that they were real places.

John McGahern

HellHeavenCanadaAustraliaMean

I really do believe in the influence of your surroundings.

Matt Sharp

InfluenceBelieveSurroundingsYour

In the last analysis, our every right is only worth what our lawyer makes it worth.

Robert Kennedy

LawyerWorthRightAnalysisLast

Actually, that's one of the things I was thinking about writing a story about me, loosely based or autobiographical. I just don't want to be like some people that are in their twenties and writing autobiographies.

Matthew McGrory

PeopleMeWritingStoryThinking

I'm trying to work only with established, respected directors. I took a lot of bad scripts and worked for a lot of lazy directors, and it was discouraging to go to the screenings and see that the director had added nothing, the editor had added nothing, there was nothing to see.

Michael Caine

WorkTryingBadGoLazyNothing

Politicians also have a love affair with the 'small business exemption.' Too much paperwork? Too heavy a burden? Not enough time? Just exempt small businesses from the rule. It sounds so pro-growth. Instead it's an admission that the costs of a regulation just can't be justified.

John Sununu

LoveBusinessTimeSmallEnough

Three-quarters of my family is Irish. Of course, the 'Kazee' is not.

Steve Kazee

FamilyIrishCourseThree-Quarters

I have my own religion. I'm sort of one-quarter Baptist, one-quarter Catholic, one-quarter Jewish.

Tom T. Hall

ReligionMy OwnJewishOwnBaptist

I've always been fascinated with how transportation systems work and how cities are designed.

Logan Green

WorkTransportationAlwaysBeenHow

I am a better person when I let myself have the time for romance and for love.

Diane Kruger

LoveTimeMyselfRomanticI AmAm

Being solo really lends itself to different interpretations - and everything is in the moment and on a whim. I never realised how far out you can go when you are by yourself.

Chris Cornell

MomentYourselfYouGoNeverOut

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