George Bernard Shaw
Irish-English writer and critic
Lived from: 1856-1950
Category: Media | Writers (Contemporary)
Quotes: George Bernard Shaw
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George Bernard Shaw
+18A man of my spiritual intensity does not eat corpses.
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George Bernard Shaw
+15Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself
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George Bernard Shaw
+11A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself.
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George Bernard Shaw
+8A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
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George Bernard Shaw
+5A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
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George Bernard Shaw
+3A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income.
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George Bernard Shaw
+2A lifetime of happiness? No man alive could bear it; it would be hell on earth.
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George Bernard Shaw
+2As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death.
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George Bernard Shaw
+2Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men.
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George Bernard Shaw
+2Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
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George Bernard Shaw
+2Every man over forty is a scoundrel.
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George Bernard Shaw
+2When you read a biography remember that the truth is never fit for publication.
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George Bernard Shaw
+1A cigarette is a pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end and a fool at the other.
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George Bernard Shaw
+1A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.
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George Bernard Shaw
+1A miracle is an event which creates faith. That is the purpose and nature of miracles. Frauds deceive. An event which creates faith does not deceive: therefore it is not a fraud, but a miracle.
