“War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost.”
War
“It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that any man can do and doing does in the same way, that is being drunk and being the father of their son.”
FunnyAll Quotes by Gertrude Stein
“Counting is the religion of this generation it is its hope and its salvation.”
Hope“The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference to the people of that generation so that they can accept it or reject it.”
Art“Just as everybody has the vote including women, I think children should, because as a child is conscious of itself then it has to me an existence and has a stake in what happens.”
Women“It is very easy to love alone.”
Alone“It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business.”
Business“It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that any man can do and doing does in the same way, that is being drunk and being the father of their son.”
Funny“Every adolescent has that dream every century has that dream every revolutionary has that dream, to destroy the family.”
Family“History takes time. History makes memory.”
History“It is extraordinary that when you are acquainted with a whole family you can forget about them.”
Family“It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all. It certainly is extraordinary, but it is certainly true.”
Future“The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.”
Science“Romance is everything.”
Romantic“It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.”
History“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.”
Funny“A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself.”
Failure“There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about it fathers are depressing.”
Dad“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”
Technology“Very likely education does not make very much difference.”
Education“What is music. A passion for colonies not a love of country.”
Music