There was a time when our greed had not yet surpassed our imaginations as our greatest asset.

The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.

Laissez-faire, Supply-and-demand, - one begins to be weary of all that. Leave all to egoism, to ravenous greed of money, of pleasure, of applause: it is the Gospel of Despair!

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. -Thomas Edison.

Seem'd washing his hand with invisible soap In imperceptible water.

It was through his tireless efforts, integrity, broad insights, imagination and personal sacrifices that the National Steinbeck Center has come to represent such an important cultural and social amendment for the city of Salinas.