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Communists are people who fancied that they had an unhappy childhood. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

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

— Gertrude Stein

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Every adolescent has that dream every century has that dream every revolutionary has that dream, to destroy the family. ↗

— 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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I have always noticed that in portraits of really great writers the mouth is always firmly closed. ↗

— 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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Music and comedy are so linked. The rhythm of comedy is con­nected to the rhythm of music. They’re both about creating tension and knowing when to let it go. I’m always surprised when somebody funny is not musical. ↗

— Conan O'Brien

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If you are looking down while you are walking it is better to walk up hill the ground is nearer. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

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

— Gertrude Stein

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