Famous Quotes by George Bernard Shaw

“The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time.”

“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.”

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”

“There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.”

“In heaven an angel is no one in particular.”

“A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.”

“My way of joking is to tell the truth. It's the funniest joke in the world.”

“I’m an atheist and I thank God for it.”

“The truth sticks in our throats with all the sauces it is served with: it will never go down until we take it without any sauce at all.”

“Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.”

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

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

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

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will.

A woman who is not beautiful is like a man who is not handsome.

Life is not about having and getting, but about being and becoming.

You cannot be sure of what you know.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy.

When a thing is funny, search it for a hidden truth.

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want.

The greatest challenge in life is being yourself... in a world trying to make you like everyone else.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Life is just a series of experiences, each one making us more like ourselves.

We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

The greatest problem with communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'

The truth is always the same; it is only our interpretation of it that changes.

A man who is afraid of the sea will never make a good sailor.

The perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post.

There is no such thing as a good influence, Mr. Hayes. All influence is immoral.

It is the mark of a good leader to take responsibility for his followers.

All great truths begin as blasphemies.

Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.

I never forget a face, but in your case, I'll make an exception.

There is no such thing as an innocent person.

He who can, does; he who cannot, teaches.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

There is no love sincerer than the love of food.

The greatest of all sins is to be too good.

The Englishman does not like being told he is wrong, but he loves to be told that he is right.

The greatest enemy of communication is the illusion that it has been achieved.

Those who know how to think will change the world.