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

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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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...

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

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

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

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

In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just...

In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just...

Remarks are not literature.

Remarks are not literature.

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...

One does not get better but different and older and that is always a pleasure.

One does not get better but different and older and that is always a pleasure.

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...

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

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...

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

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

Supposing everyone lived at one time what would they say. They would observe that stringing...

Supposing everyone lived at one time what would they say. They would observe that stringing...

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

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...

The nineteenth century was completely lacking in logic, it had cosmic terms and hopes, and...

The nineteenth century was completely lacking in logic, it had cosmic terms and hopes, and...

Is it worse to be scared than to be bored, that is the question.

Is it worse to be scared than to be bored, that is the question.

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...

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

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

Hemingway's remarks are not literature.

Hemingway's remarks are not literature.

What is music. A passion for colonies not a love of country.

What is music. A passion for colonies not a love of country.