George Bernard Shaw

Playwright, Critic

George Bernard Shaw was a playwright and critic known for his sharp wit and social critiques, particularly in works like 'Pygmalion' and 'Saint Joan.'

Born
July 26, 1856
Died
November 2, 1950
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"Being hurt by someone you truly care about leaves a hole in you heart that only love can fill."

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"I don't want to talk grammar. I want to talk like a lady."

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"The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive at a reasonable conclusion, we still must close our minds for the moment with a snap, and act dogmatically on our conclusions."

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"If women were as fastidious as men, morally or physically, there would be an end of the race."

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"There are no perfectly honorable men; but every true man has one main point of honor and a few minor ones."

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"The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist"

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"I'm sick of all the reasonable people: they see all the reasons for doing nothing"

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"I myself have been particularly careful never to say a civil word to the United States. I have scoffed at their inhabitants as a nation of villagers. I have defined the 100 % American as 99 % an idiot. And they adore me."

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"Every man deserves to be judged in the context of his times."

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"Nothing remains beautiful and interesting except thought, because the thought is the life."

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"Women are called womanly only when they regard themselves as existing solely for the use of men."

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"The greatest thing in life is to die young - but delay it as long as possible."

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"Youth is just wasted on young people."

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"When men die of disease they are said to die from natural causes. When they recover (and mostly they do) the doctor gets the credit of curing them."

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"Start with the belief that your life can indeed be changed, and that you have the power to change it."

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"God made the world as an artist and that is why the world must learn from its artists."

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