Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.

Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.

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...

Do not forget birthdays. This is in no way a propaganda for a larger population.

Do not forget birthdays. This is in no way a propaganda for a larger population.

When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with...

When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with...

The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.

The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.

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

Disillusionment in living is finding that no one can really ever be agreeing with you...

Disillusionment in living is finding that no one can really ever be agreeing with you...

Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets...

Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets...

That is what war is and dancing it is forward and back, when one is...

That is what war is and dancing it is forward and back, when one is...

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

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

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...

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...

Human beings are interested in two things. They are interested in the reality and interested...

Human beings are interested in two things. They are interested in the reality and interested...

The United States is just now the oldest country in the world, there always is...

The United States is just now the oldest country in the world, there always is...

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

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

Argument is to me the air I breathe. Given any proposition, I cannot help believing...

Argument is to me the air I breathe. Given any proposition, I cannot help believing...

It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to...

It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to...

But the problem is that when I go around and speak on campuses, I still...

But the problem is that when I go around and speak on campuses, I still...

History takes time. History makes memory.

History takes time. History makes memory.

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.