That is what war is and dancing it is forward and back, when one is out walking one wants not to go back the way they came but in dancing and in war it is forward and back.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that...

Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that...

I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it.

I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

In France one must adapt oneself to the fragrance of a urinal.

In France one must adapt oneself to the fragrance of a urinal.

An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work

An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work

Everybody thinks that this civilization has lasted a very long time but it really does...

Everybody thinks that this civilization has lasted a very long time but it really does...

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

Generally speaking, everyone is more interesting doing nothing than doing anything.

Generally speaking, everyone is more interesting doing nothing than doing anything.

Romance is everything.

Romance is everything.

We are always the same age inside.

We are always the same age inside.

Communists are people who fancied that they had an unhappy childhood.

Communists are people who fancied that they had an unhappy childhood.

I do want to get rich but I never want to do what there is...

I do want to get rich but I never want to do what there is...

The thing that differentiates man from animals is money.

The thing that differentiates man from animals is money.

It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business.

It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business.

I don't envisage collectivism. There is no such animal, it is always individualism, sometimes the...

I don't envisage collectivism. There is no such animal, it is always individualism, sometimes the...

History takes time. History makes memory.

History takes time. History makes memory.

I know what Germans are. They are a funny people. They are always choosing someone...

I know what Germans are. They are a funny people. They are always choosing someone...

A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.

A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.

Art is art. Everything else is everything else.

Art is art. Everything else is everything else.

Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film...

Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film...