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George Bernard Shaw quotes

Irish Playwright, Writer July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950

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George Bernard Shaw quote: "I'm an atheist and I thank God for it."
I'm an atheist and I thank God for it. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "A learned man is an idler who kills time by study."
A learned man is an idler who kills time by study. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but..."
Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. George Bernard Shaw
Pasteboard pies and paper flowers are being banished from the stage by the growth of that power of accurate observation which is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.... George Bernard Shaw
The average age (longevity) of a meat eater is 63. I am on the verge of 85 and still work as hard as ever. I have lived quite long enough and am trying to die; but I simply cannot do it. A single beef-steak would finish me; but I cannot bring myself to swallow it. I am oppressed with a dread of living forever. That is the only disadvantage of vegetarianism. George Bernard Shaw
Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week. George Bernard Shaw
It is necessary for the welfare of society that genius should be privileged to utter sedition, to blaspheme, to outrage good taste, to corrupt the youthful mind, and generally to scandalize one's uncles. George Bernard Shaw
That is the injustice of a woman's lot. A woman has to bring up her children; and that means to restrain them, to deny them things they want, to set them tasks, to punish them when they do wrong, to do all the unpleasant things. And then the father, who has nothing to do but pet them and spoil them, comes in when all her work is done and stealstheir affection from her. George Bernard Shaw
Tanner: My dear Tavy, your pious English habit of regarding the world as a moral gymnasium built expressly to strengthen your character in leads you to think about your own confounded principles when you should be thinking about other people's necessities. George Bernard Shaw
Malone: Me father died of starvation in Ireland in the black 47. Maybe you've heard of it. Violet: The Famine? Malone: No, the starvation. When a country is full o food, and exporting it, there can be no famine. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before..."
A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by..."
It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only..."
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
George Bernard Shaw quote: "I sold flowers. I didn't sell myself. Now you've made a lady..."
I sold flowers. I didn't sell myself. Now you've made a lady of me I'm not fit to sell anything else. George Bernard Shaw
I owe all my originality, such as it is, to my determination not to be a literary man. Instead of belonging to a literary club I belong to a municipal council. Instead of drinking and discussing authors and reviews, I sit on committees with capable practical greengrocers and bootmakers... Keep away from books and from men who get their ideas from books, and your own books will always be fresh. George Bernard Shaw

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