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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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...

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...

Hoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop.

Hoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop.

Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.

Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

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...

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.

It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut...

It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around...

It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around...

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.

I rarely believe anything, because at the time of believing I am not really there...

I rarely believe anything, because at the time of believing I am not really there...

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

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

Americans are very friendly and very suspicious, that is what Americans are and that is...

Americans are very friendly and very suspicious, that is what Americans are and that is...