1,374 Quotes by John Steinbeck

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    We're sorry. It's not us. It's the monster. The bank isn't a man. The bank isn't like a man. Yes, but the bank is only made of men.

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    It gives a fella relief to tell, but it just spreads out his sin.

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    The bank, the monster has to have profits all the time. It can't wait. It'll die. No, taxes go on. When the monster stops growing, it dies. It can't stay one size.

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    Goddammit, whenever a person wants reassurance he tells a friend to think what he wants to be true. It's like asking a waiter what's good tonight.

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    A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger than a man on foot.

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