George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw, known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic and polemicist whose influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman, Pygmalionand Saint Joan. With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth26 July 1856
CityDublin, Ireland
CountryIreland
You cannot believe in honor until you have achieved it, better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world
When I was young I observed that nine out of every ten things I did were failures, so I did ten times more work
The minority is sometimes right; the majority always wrong.
Caesar was a man of great common sense and good taste, meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.
In socialism, private property is anathema, and equal distribution of income the first consideration. In capitalism, private property is cardinal, and distribution left to ensue from the play of free contract and selfish interest on that basis, no matter what anomalies it may present.
The Nazi movement is in many respects one which has my warmest sympathy.
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.
Two percent of the people think; three percent of the people think they think; and ninety-five percent of the people would rather die than think.
Two peoples separated by a common language' - About the Americans and English
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.
The government who robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness.
Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty