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Quote by John Steinbeck
It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his

It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming. – John Steinbeck

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The new American finds his challenge and his love in the traffic-choked streets, skies nested in smog, choking with the acids of industry, the screech of rubber and houses leashed in against one another while the town lets wither a time and die. – John Steinbeck

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Pollution
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Where does discontent start? You are warm enough, but you shiver. You are fed, yet hunger gnaws you. You have been loved, but your yearning wanders in new fields. And to prod all these theres time, the Bastard Time. – John Steinbeck

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Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths. – Author Unknown

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Fishing is the sport of drowning worms. – Author Unknown

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A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work. – Author Unknown

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Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job. – Paul Schullery

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