Thomas Steinbeck Quotes

I was eighteen when I first read Joseph Heller's stunning work 'Catch-22,' and was at that time close to being drafted for the fruitless and unenlightened war in Viet Nam.

Thomas Steinbeck

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 2, 1944 - August 11, 2016

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I mean, it's the life lessons that I suppose you learn that nobody gets a free ride and that you do the best you can with the means that you can and try to open yourself to as much knowledge and all that that you can.

Joe Mantegna

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Now when I came to go up to operations, I went down to this patient's room and got down on my knees at the foot of the bed and earnestly asked the Lord to help us and to help me.

John Harvey Kellogg

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Real change is always violent, but it may hurt a lot less than what's in place before the violence occurs.

John Edgar Wideman

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We've lost sight of our role in the region and our view of our colleagues in the region.

John Hewson

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I've spent over half my life at NBC. This is the only place I have ever worked.

Jeff Zucker

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Honestly achieved results surpass all others.

Michael Diamond

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As I travel around the country, I am inspired by leaders who know that offering paid leave - whether sick time or family leave - isn't just the right thing to do: it's essential to building an economy that works for everyone.

Tom Perez

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I've said this time and again: My greatest concern coming into the White House was making sure my girls came out whole and normal, and decent and kind, just like I would expect them to if we were living on the South Side of Chicago. And it takes work to keep White House life normal for the kids.

Michelle Obama

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The Pentagon still has not given a name to the Iraqi war. Somehow 'Operation Re-elect Bush' doesn't seem to be popular.

Jay Leno

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That takes it out of you, throwing too many punches.

Joseph Parker

YouOutPunchesManyTakesToo

Curious patients are more receptive to new ideas, and those who engage their health practitioners in a dialogue are much more likely to adhere to these recommendations.

Dean Ornish

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I love doing the fight stuff. It's the best.

Christa Campbell

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