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Counting is the religion of this generation it is its hope and its salvation. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

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Everybody thinks that this civilization has lasted a very long time but it really does take very few grandfathers' granddaughters to take us back to the dark ages. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

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Human beings are interested in two things. They are interested in the reality and interested in telling about it. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

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If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones. ↗

— John Steinbeck

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Name any name and then remember everybody you ever knew who bore that name. Are they all alike. I think so. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

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

— Gertrude Stein

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One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to have the daily miracle. It does come. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

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Supposing everyone lived at one time what would they say. They would observe that stringing string beans is universal. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

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The nineteenth century was completely lacking in logic, it had cosmic terms and hopes, and aspirations, and discoveries, and ideals but it had no logic. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

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I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. ↗

— John Steinbeck

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