200+ "George Bernard Shaw" Quotes And Sayings

George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, a critic, a polemicist, and a man of letters. He wrote more than sixty plays, his works range from comedy to tragedy to historical plays and his writing style has been described as "lucidly lucid". He wrote over 650 plays, including his most famous work, Pygmalion. He was also a member of Parliament and later became a long-term member of the Labour Party.

There is no love sincerer than the love of food.
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There is no love sincerer than the love of food. George Bernard Shaw
What you are to do without me I cannot imagine.
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What you are to do without me I cannot imagine. George Bernard Shaw
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
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Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable,...
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A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable...
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. George Bernard Shaw
There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose...
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There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it. George Bernard Shaw
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When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part. George Bernard Shaw
In heaven an angel is no one in particular.
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In heaven an angel is no one in particular. George Bernard Shaw
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a...
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Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations. George Bernard Shaw
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You see things; you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not? George Bernard Shaw
The man who writes about himself and his own time...
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The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time. George Bernard Shaw
A photographer is like a cod, which produces a million...
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A photographer is like a cod, which produces a million eggs in order that one may reach maturity. George Bernard Shaw
Animals are my friends...and I don't eat my friends.
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Animals are my friends...and I don't eat my friends. George Bernard Shaw
If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you...
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If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance. George Bernard Shaw
A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as...
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A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it. George Bernard Shaw
My way of joking is to tell the truth. It's...
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My way of joking is to tell the truth. It's the funniest joke in the world. George Bernard Shaw
The play was a great success, but audience was a...
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The play was a great success, but audience was a dismal failure. George Bernard Shaw
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I’m an atheist and I thank God for it. George Bernard Shaw
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a...
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When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. George Bernard Shaw
We learn from experience that men never learn anything from...
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We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience. George Bernard Shaw