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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It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all. It certainly is extraordinary, but it is certainly true.
GERTRUDE STEINAs there was never any question there was never any answer.
GERTRUDE STEINIt is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.
GERTRUDE STEINEverybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.
GERTRUDE STEINA creator is so completely contemporary that he has the appearance of being ahead of his generation.
GERTRUDE STEINIf you knew it all it would not be creation but dictation.
GERTRUDE STEINThis joy you feel is life.
GERTRUDE STEINIt 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.
GERTRUDE STEINA creator is not in advance of his generation but he is the first of his contemporaries to be conscious of what is happening to his generation.
GERTRUDE STEINIt is better to lose and win, than win and be defeated.
GERTRUDE STEINI really do not know that anything has ever been more exciting than diagramming sentences.
GERTRUDE STEINNobody knows what I am trying to do but I do and I know when I succeed.
GERTRUDE STEINThere are a lot of other things besides nouns.
GERTRUDE STEINThe nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.
GERTRUDE STEINHow I wish I were able to say what I think.
GERTRUDE STEINFrom the very nature of progress, all ages must be transitional.
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