Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.
GERTRUDE STEIN
GERTRUDE STEIN
Gertrude Stein on caution
Gertrude Stein118 quotes“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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Gertrude SteinGertrude Stein 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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Gertrude SteinGertrude Stein You look ridiculous if you dance, You look ridiculous if you don’t dance So you might as well dance.
Gertrude SteinGertrude Stein I could never be one of two I could never be two in one as married couples do and can, I am but one all one, one and all one, and so I have never been married to any one.
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Alan GreenspanAlan Greenspan Such caution seems especially warranted with regard to the sharp rise in equity prices during the past two years. These gains have obviously raised questions of sustainability.
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