Quote by Gertrude Stein
The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which do

The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesnt make enough difference to the people of that generation so that they can accept it or reject it. – Gertrude Stein

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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. – Gertrude Stein

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Diplomacy: the art of restraining power. – Henry A. Kissinger

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It has been said that art is a tryst, for in the joy of it maker and beholder meet. – Kojiro Tomita

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When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection. – Agnes Martin

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Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence. – Henri Matisse

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An account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. – Ambrose Bierce

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I still have a belief and a faith that some great things are still going to happen in my career. If I didnt believe that, it makes no sense for me to be out there, and on top of that, I know this is a period of time that God wants me to persevere through. – Michael Chang

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God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only question is how. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on a bed of clover and left there to sleep, left there to dream of their happiness. – Conor Oberst

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