Quote by John Steinbeck
Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles th

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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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

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Intelligence
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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power. – John Steinbeck

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Fear
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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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Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent. – Nolan Ryan

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Change

Oh, would that my mind could let fall its dead ideas, as the tree does its withered leaves! – Andre Gide

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Change

What creates freedom? A revolution in the streets? Mass protest? Civil war? A change of government? The ousting of the old guard and its replacement by the new? History, more often than not, shows that hopes raised by such events are often dashed, sooner rather than later. – Jonathan Sacks

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Change

When the fabric of society is so rigid that it cannot change quickly enough, adjustments are achieved by social unrest and revolutions. – John Boyd Orr

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Change

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The borders of my bodyhood coincide with those of my openness to the world. They are in fact at any given time identical, though they are always changing with the fluid expansion and contraction of my relationships to the world. – Medard Boss

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I believe health care is a civil right. – Dennis Kucinich

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Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. To be credible, it must be true. – Hubert Humphrey

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I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right. – Cato The Elder

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