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Quotes from The 97th Step — Steve Perry

born 1947 United States

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Odd how such major changes in a man’s life could come about so quickly, based on such flimsy things as feelings.

The 97th Step (1989)

A man can only stay down so long before he rises or loses everything that he is.

The 97th Step (1989)

Eventually, you will learn for the right reasons; to begin with, it is only necessary that you learn at all.

The 97th Step (1989)

All great truths are simple, and that was both great and true itself.

The 97th Step (1989)

As it had always done, money talked, and what it said was, “Leave me alone and I’ll pay you well.”

The 97th Step (1989)

It would be foolish to deny something that worked simply because one did not know how it worked. One did not need an advanced degree in physics to push a button.

The 97th Step (1989)

There were, in Ferret’s experience, two kinds of law: one law ruled the poor, an altogether different one more gently guided the rich.

The 97th Step (1989)

He had not found God, but he had found something much more important.
He had found himself.

The 97th Step (1989)

The gnat had bitten the dinosaur.
The revolution had begun!

The 97th Step (1989)

He did not have to have all the answers. Hell, he didn’t have to have any of them. All he could do was the best he could. Nothing else much mattered worth a damn.

The 97th Step (1989)

What had Von told him, so long ago? He might not be able to control what he felt or thought, but he could control what he did. That was the important thing, that was the crux of free will.

The 97th Step (1989)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Steve Perry (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.