I know what Germans are. They are a funny people. They are always choosing someone to lead them in a direction which they do not want to go.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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Action and reaction are equal and opposite.

Action and reaction are equal and opposite.

It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.

It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.

Do you know because I tell you so, or do you know, do you know.

Do you know because I tell you so, or do you know, do you know.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

You'll be old and you never lived, and you kind of feel silly to lie...

You'll be old and you never lived, and you kind of feel silly to lie...

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 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...

Sculpture is made with two instruments and some supports and pretty air.

Sculpture is made with two instruments and some supports and pretty air.

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 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 have always noticed that in portraits of really great writers the mouth is always...

I have always noticed that in portraits of really great writers the mouth is always...

What is the answer? In that case, what is the question?

What is the answer? In that case, what is the question?

Just as everybody has the vote including women, I think children should, because as a...

Just as everybody has the vote including women, I think children should, because as a...

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

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 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.