George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

Quotes and Inspiration

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“All great truths begin as blasphemies.”
“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
“We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”
“He who can, does.”
“The goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed.”
“Yesterday is the past, tomorrow is the future, today is a gift - that's why it's called the present.”
“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
“Do not fight with pigs - you will be smeared in mud but the pig will like it.”
“Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.”
“Don't wait for the right opportunity: create it.”
“Imagination is the beginning of creation.”
“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.”
“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”
“The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor.”
“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.”
“I know of only one duty, and that is to love.”
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
“We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.”
“Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness.”
“People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.”
“Life is not meant to be easy my child, but take courage: it can be delightful.”
“Beware of false knowledge, it is more dangerous than ignorance.”
“The whole problem with the world is the fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves, and wiser people are full of doubts.”
“A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.”
“Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not.”

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