Some people look at the world and say ‘why?’ Some people look at the world and say ‘why not?’
George Bernard Shaw
Perspective Change, World View, Perspective, Change, View, World
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“Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.” George Bernard Shaw
Governance Critique, Democratic Truth, Democracy, Governance, Responsibility, Justice
George Bernard Shaw Governance Critique, Democratic Truth, Democracy, Governance, Responsibility, Justice“What is life but a series of inspired follies...” George Bernard Shaw
Inspired Follies, Life Adventure, Inspired, Follies, Adventure, Life
George Bernard Shaw Inspired Follies, Life Adventure, Inspired, Follies, Adventure, Life“We are members one of another; so that you cannot injure or help your neighbor without injuring or helping yourself.” George Bernard Shaw
Mutual Help, Neighbor Connection, Mutual, Help, Connection, Neighbor
George Bernard Shaw Mutual Help, Neighbor Connection, Mutual, Help, Connection, Neighbor“There was only one virtue, pugnacity; only one vice, pacifism. That is an essential condition of war.” George Bernard Shaw
Virtue Vice, War Condition, Virtue, Vice, Condition, War
George Bernard Shaw Virtue Vice, War Condition, Virtue, Vice, Condition, War“Happiness and beauty are by-products. Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty.” George Bernard Shaw
Happiness Pursuit, Beauty Folly, Happiness, Pursuit, Folly, Beauty
George Bernard Shaw Happiness Pursuit, Beauty Folly, Happiness, Pursuit, Folly, Beauty“There is no accomplishment so easy to acquire as politeness and none more profitable.” George Bernard Shaw
Politeness Accomplishment, Profit Value, Politeness, Accomplishment, Value, Profit
George Bernard Shaw Politeness Accomplishment, Profit Value, Politeness, Accomplishment, Value, Profit“The idea of personal salvation is intensely repugnant to me when it is not absurd. Imagine Roosevelt, the big brute, preserving his personality in a future state and swaggering about as a celestial Rough Rider!” George Bernard Shaw
Personal Salvation, Roosevelt Critique, Personal, Salvation, Critique, Roosevelt
George Bernard Shaw Personal Salvation, Roosevelt Critique, Personal, Salvation, Critique, Roosevelt“Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is Poverty; what is the matter with the rich is Uselessness.” George Bernard Shaw
Social Critique, Poverty Truths, Social, Poverty, Rich, Uselessness
George Bernard Shaw Social Critique, Poverty Truths, Social, Poverty, Rich, Uselessness“That is the whole secret of successful fighting. Get your enemy at a disadvantage; and never, on any account, fight him on equal terms.” George Bernard Shaw
Fighting Strategy, Disadvantage, Equal Terms, Battle, Success, Tactics
George Bernard Shaw Fighting Strategy, Disadvantage, Equal Terms, Battle, Success, Tactics“You have a choice of trusting the natural stability of gold, or the honesty and intelligence of members of government.” George Bernard Shaw
Trust And Government, Gold Vs Integrity, Financial Reflection, Gold, Government, Trust
George Bernard Shaw Trust And Government, Gold Vs Integrity, Financial Reflection, Gold, Government, Trust“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” George Bernard Shaw
Self Discovery, Personal Growth, Life, Creation, Identity, Purpose
George Bernard Shaw Self Discovery, Personal Growth, Life, Creation, Identity, Purpose“The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six years.” George Bernard Shaw
Parental Affection, Time Limit, Parental, Affection, Limit, Time
George Bernard Shaw Parental Affection, Time Limit, Parental, Affection, Limit, Time“Life is a disease; and the only difference between one man and another is the stage of the disease at which he lives.” George Bernard Shaw
Life Disease, Existential Stages, Life, Disease, Stages, Existential
George Bernard Shaw Life Disease, Existential Stages, Life, Disease, Stages, Existential“Nothing is more dangerous than a poor doctor: not even a poor employer or a poor landlord.” George Bernard Shaw
Dangerous Doctor, Poor Professionalism, Dangerous, Doctor, Professionalism, Poor
George Bernard Shaw Dangerous Doctor, Poor Professionalism, Dangerous, Doctor, Professionalism, Poor“If we have come to think that the nursery and the kitchen are the natural sphere of a woman, we have done so exactly as English children come to think that a cage is the natural sphere of a parrot: because they have never seen one anywhere else.” George Bernard Shaw
Gender And Society, Women’s Role, Cultural Critique, Gender, Women, Society
George Bernard Shaw Gender And Society, Women’s Role, Cultural Critique, Gender, Women, Society“The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.” George Bernard Shaw
Confirmation Bias, Belief Arguments, Belief, Bias, Arguments, Blindness
George Bernard Shaw Confirmation Bias, Belief Arguments, Belief, Bias, Arguments, Blindness“Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.” George Bernard Shaw
Action Duty, Achieving Greatness, Duty, Greatness, Action, Resolve
George Bernard Shaw Action Duty, Achieving Greatness, Duty, Greatness, Action, Resolve“I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.” George Bernard Shaw
Self Referencing, Conversation Humor, Quotes, Humor, Self, Wit
George Bernard Shaw Self Referencing, Conversation Humor, Quotes, Humor, Self, Wit