George Bernard Shaw Quotes
The goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed.
Quotes to Explore
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I have been singing for the last 50 years, you know, so I deserve a break. Besides, there are talented singers around who can do justice to their work.
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Too much work, too much vacation, too much of any one thing is unsound.
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It doesn't work that way, you know, because most parts that you think you'd do well, most other people don't. So they offer you something - The Avengers is a good example... I fitted into that because I came from that sort of background. It's not even acting.
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Something like 'The Matrix' would be ideal, something where it's super agents and wire work and special effects - not necessarily running from bombs and shooting people. Something more sleek, like an assassin.
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Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have.
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You can't get emotional about your work.
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When you're a woman, you have to work harder to get a laugh... I follow so many hilarious women on Twitter. It's a daily reminder that women get to be funny.
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Don't get me wrong: there are some fantastic people who work at British Cycling who kept me together, who were there when I was struggling with it all. They were walking the same tightrope in many ways, because if you do speak up, your days are numbered.
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The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it.
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I would love to work with Jack White or Kanye West.
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It is very difficult to work in another language, and it is also very challenging.
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Teachers believe they have a gift for giving; it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to create a work of art or a market or a building.
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I dance. A lot. I work grief and sadness out of my body when I dance, and I bring in joy and rhythm.
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I'm really kind of boring - I'd rather go to bed early and get up early because I really value my time off, my time away from work.
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Maybe subconsciously I feel I was meant to work hard for a living.
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Education and work are the levers to uplift a people.
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The main difference between the Prague Spring and the Velvet Revolution was that the former was mostly the work of Communist party members and others who wanted to bring about 'socialism with a human face.'
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The people who knew me and knew my work and trusted me, they knew then as they do now that I've never fabricated or plagiarized a story. People who know me know I didn't do this.
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Non-proliferation will only work if all states are willing to cooperate, and that will only happen if all feel they are being treated fairly.
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When you reach your sixties, you have to decide whether you're going to be a sot or an ascetic. In other words if you want to go on working after you're sixty, some degree of asceticism is inevitable.
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My mother was a Democrat - southern Democrat, y'all.
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Privatization radically alters power relations in our society by weakening groups like public employees and public school teachers.
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A cook never knows if the dish he perfected for hours was described properly or if a guest even liked his food. It's hard to spend hours perfecting a dish only to relinquish control. But chefs need to put aside their egos and trust the people serving the food.
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The goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed.
