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
Hell is paved with good intentions, not with bad ones. All men mean well.
There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.
The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance.
The ability to make witty observations is commonly refered to as "cynism" by people who lack it.
A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.
There are some experiences in life which should not be demanded twice from any man, and one of them is listening to the Brahms Requiem.
We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
There is no sincerer love than the love of food.
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.
He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.
Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men.