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Quote by John Steinbeck
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 thought or action, we should remember our dying and try so to live that our death brings no pleasure on the world. – John Steinbeck

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I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. – 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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Life and death are balanced on the edge of a razor. – Homer, Iliad

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Even when youre making a movie about life, death is a presence, and I guess its part of my dramatic viewpoint. Im not sure why exactly. Maybe Im drawn to it as a story element. – Gus Van Sant

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And I will show that nothing can happen more beautiful than death. – Walt Whitman

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The coward sneaks to death the brave live on. – George Sewell

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