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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

George Bernard Shaw Quotes

And so, to the end of history, murder shall breed murder,always in the name of right and honor and peace,until the gods are tired of bloodand create a race that can understand.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Life does not cease to be funny when people die anymore than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.

The power of accurate observation is often called cynicism by those who have not got it.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.

You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live.

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Book Choice: George Bernard Shaw's Plays (Norton Critical Editions)
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