"I understand you undertake to overthrow my undertaking."

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Source : Gertrude Stein, Carl Van Vechten (1995). “Last Operas and Plays”, p.58, Taylor & Francis

Gertrude Stein

“Anytime people read my tweets, they hear it in Auto-Tune.”
“The great crime of our time, says Vonnegut, was to do too much good secretly, too much harm openly.”

Source : Charles A. Reich (1970). “The Greening of America”
“So hold me Jesus, 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf. You have been King of my glory won't You be my Prince of Peace.”
“With her foot on the threshold she waited a moment longer in a scene which was vanishing even as she looked, and then, as she moved and took Minta's arm and left the room, it changed, it shaped itself differently; it had become, she knew, giving one last look at it over her shoulder, already the past.”
“The excitement that comes with walking a Victoria's Secret show is simply unique, so walking out my third show wearing my TWA was one the sexiest moments of my career so far!”
“You are a dynamic whole greater than the sum of your parts. By integrating your body, mind, and emotions through training, you reshape your life.”
“When there is a respect for small things, there will be an even greater respect towards the bigger things. When there is no respect for small things, then neither will there be for the bigger ones. This is how the Fathers maintained Tradition.”
“It's our job to do everything possible to keep the international community's focus on MH17. That's our obligation to the victims and their loved ones.”

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