Quote by John Steinbeck
Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise,

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

Other quotes by John Steinbeck

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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Time
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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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Death
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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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I think what I would say to my younger self, and probably to younger, just starting-out writers is that a lot of times youre just afraid to put yourself out there, and its uncomfortable because its working up the courage to do something, to push yourself to do those things. – Carol Leifer

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Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A meaningful life that ultimately brings happiness and pride requires you to respond to temptations as well as challenges with honor, dignity, and courage. – Laura Schlessinger

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Courage

Theres only one requirement of any of us, and that is to be courageous. Because courage, as you might know, defines all other human behavior. And, I believe – because Ive done a little of this myself – pretending to be courageous is just as good as the real thing. – David Letterman

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Courage

Courage is not the absence of despair it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair. – Rollo May

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Nil By Mouth was a bit autobiographical, but as I always pointed out at the time, thats not my dad. – Gary Oldman

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dad

Discussion in class, which means letting twenty young blockheads and two cocky neurotics discuss something that neither their teacher nor they know. – Vladimir Nabokov

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teacher

Dont judge me. I made a lot of money. – Samantha Bee

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Money

The Columbia is lost, but the dreams that inspired its crew remain with us. – Dick Cheney

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Dreams