No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.

Quote by John Steinbeck

Topics: John Steinbeck Quotes

Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up...

Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up...

Give a critic an inch, he'll write a play.

Give a critic an inch, he'll write a play.

In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.

In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.

So in our pride we ordered for breakfast an omelet, toast and coffee and what...

So in our pride we ordered for breakfast an omelet, toast and coffee and what...

A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards,...

A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards,...

The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty.

The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty.

Sectional football games have the glory and the despair of war, and when a Texas...

Sectional football games have the glory and the despair of war, and when a Texas...

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps...

Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps...

We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.

We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.

In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy,...

In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy,...

I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that...

I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that...

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in...

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in...

The American girl makes a servant of her husband and then finds him contemptible for...

The American girl makes a servant of her husband and then finds him contemptible for...

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

This I believe: That the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most...

This I believe: That the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most...

It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up...

It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up...

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

The E.U. has moved to combat global terrorism by instituting common European arrest and evidence...

The E.U. has moved to combat global terrorism by instituting common European arrest and evidence...