John Steinbeck Quotes About Poor

Quotes about: Poor

• Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

  John Steinbeck

  Roots, America, Usa

  Attributed in "A Short History of Progress" by Ronald Wright, Toronto: Anansi Press, (pp. 124), 2004.

• Rich, poor, Panhandle, Gulf, city, country, Texas is the obsession, the proper study, and the passionate possession of all Texans.

  John Steinbeck

  Country, Texas, Cities

  John Steinbeck (1980). “Travels with Charley in Search of America”, p.125, Penguin

• Our people are good people; our people are kind people. Pray God some day kind people won't all be poor.

  John Steinbeck

  Wrath, People, Praying

  John Steinbeck (2016). “The Grapes of Wrath”, p.192, Hamilton Books

• If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones.

  John Steinbeck

  Hurt, Adversity, Helping Others

  John Steinbeck (2016). “The Grapes of Wrath”, p.303, Hamilton Books

• Boileau said that Kings, Gods and Heroes only were fit subjects for literature. The writer can only write about what he admires. Present-day kings aren't very inspiring, the gods are on a vacation and about the only heroes left are the scientists and the poor.

  John Steinbeck

  Kings, Hero, Writing

  John Steinbeck (1990). “Working Days: The Journals of The Grapes of Wrath”, p.21, Penguin

• Why do men like me want sons? he wondered. It must be because they hope in their poor beaten souls that these new men, who are their blood, will do the things they were not strong enough nor wise enough nor brave enough to do. It is rather like another chance at life; like a new bag of coins at a table of luck after your fortune is gone.

  John Steinbeck

  Wise, Strong, Son

  John Steinbeck (2008). “Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History”, p.41, Penguin

• If he needs a million acres to make him feel rich, seems to me he needs it 'cause he feels awful poor inside hisself, and if he's poor in hisself, there ain't no million acres gonna make him feel rich, an' maybe he's disappointed that nothin' he can do 'll make him feel rich.

  John Steinbeck

  Wrath, Acres, Awful

  John Steinbeck (2016). “The Grapes of Wrath”, p.165, Hamilton Books

• He learned that when people are very poor they still have something to give and the impulse to give it.

  John Steinbeck

  Inspirational, Motivational, People

  John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.52, Penguin

• Riches seem to come to the poor in spirit, the poor in interest and joy. To put it straight - the very rich are a poor bunch of bastards

  John Steinbeck

  Joy, Riches, Spirit

  John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.510, Penguin

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