“The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.”
Science
“We are always the same age inside.”
AgeAll Quotes by Gertrude Stein
“The thing that differentiates man from animals is money.”
Money“It is extraordinary that when you are acquainted with a whole family you can forget about them.”
Family“There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about it fathers are depressing.”
Dad“Poetry consists in a rhyming dictionary and things seen.”
Poetry“This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.”
History“In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just Switzerland but in war time it is the only country that everybody has confidence in, everybody.”
Peace“Romance is everything.”
Romantic“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“War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost.”
War“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“A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.”
Art“A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself.”
Failure“But the problem is that when I go around and speak on campuses, I still don't get young men standing up and saying, 'How can I combine career and family?'”
Family“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“It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business.”
Business“There ain't no answer. There ain't gonna be any answer. There never has been an answer. That's the answer.”
Politics“Money is always there but the pockets change it is not in the same pockets after a change, and that is all there is to say about money.”
Change“Counting is the religion of this generation it is its hope and its salvation.”
Hope“Before the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded.”
Friendship