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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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Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard. – John Steinbeck

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Courage
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What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. – John Steinbeck

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Summer
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Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass. – John Steinbeck

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Change
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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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Our tradition is that of the first man who sneaked away to the creek when the tribe did not really need fish. – Roderick Haig-Brown, about modern fishing, A River Never Sleeps, 1946

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Fishing

Give a man a fish and he has food for a day; teach him how to fish and you can get rid of him for the entire weekend. – Zenna Schaffer

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Fishing

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers. – Herbert Hoover

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When a man assumes leadership, he forfeits the right to mercy. – Gennaro Angiulo

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The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous. – Carl Sagan

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A truth spoken before its time is dangerous. – Proverb

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I was actually a bit disappointed about the amount of sex in the show. I think Backus should get out a bit more, get a relationship, perhaps make her a lesbian. – Lexa Doig

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