Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that...

It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that...

Money is always there but the pockets change

Money is always there but the pockets change

Picasso once remarked I do not care who it is that has or does influence...

Picasso once remarked I do not care who it is that has or does influence...

A vegetable garden in the beginning looks so promising and then after all little by...

A vegetable garden in the beginning looks so promising and then after all little by...

History takes time. History makes memory.

History takes time. History makes memory.

There is no such thing as being good to your wife.

There is no such thing as being good to your wife.

To write is to write is to write is to write is to write is...

To write is to write is to write is to write is to write is...

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

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

What is marriage, is marriage protection or religion, is marriage renunciation or abundance, is marriage...

What is marriage, is marriage protection or religion, is marriage renunciation or abundance, is marriage...

I have declared that patience is never more than patient. I too have declared, that...

I have declared that patience is never more than patient. I too have declared, that...

A house in the country is not the same as a country house.

A house in the country is not the same as a country house.

The minute you or anybody else knows what you are you are not it, you...

The minute you or anybody else knows what you are you are not it, you...

I've been rich and I've been poor. It's better to be rich.

I've been rich and I've been poor. It's better to be rich.

It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you...

It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you...

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.

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference...

The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference...

Action and reaction are equal and opposite.

Action and reaction are equal and opposite.

One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to...

One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to...

It is natural not to care about a sister certainly not when she is four...

It is natural not to care about a sister certainly not when she is four...