The only thing that is different from one time to another is what is seen and what is seen depends upon how everybody is doing everything.
GERTRUDE STEINWriting and reading is to me synonymous with existing.
More Gertrude Stein Quotes
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It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you that was important.
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I am writing for myself and strangers. This is the only way that I can do it.
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Art is the pulse of a nation.
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Let me listen to me and not to them.
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You are so afraid of losing your moral sense that you are not willing to take it through anything more dangerous than a mud-puddle.
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Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.
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It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.
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It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all. It certainly is extraordinary, but it is certainly true.
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Suppose no one asked a question. What would the answer be?
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The artist works by locating the world in himself.
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Every day is a renewal, every morning the daily miracle. This joy you feel is life.
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It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.
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It is better to lose and win, than win and be defeated.
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A little artist has all the tragic unhappiness and the sorrows of a great artist and he is not a great artist.
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It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business.
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