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John Steinbeck Quotes: People need responsibility. They resist assuming it, but they cannot get along without it.
         

People need responsibility. They resist assuming it, but they cannot get along without it.


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I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

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When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.



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