George Bernard Shaw Quotes
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it. They spell it so abominably that no man can teach himself what it soundslike.It isimpossible foran Englishmanto openhis mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him.
Quotes to Explore
-
Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.
-
I respect all women who came before me to blaze trails into the workplace for us.
-
It is no exaggeration to say that the English Bible is, next to Shakespeare, the greatest work in English literature, and that it will have much more influence than even Shakespeare upon the written and spoken language of the English race.
-
On one side, citizens have great respect for the United States; they have a great feeling of friendship. That is solid. But in the opposition and in the political arena I often find criticism of the closeness of relations with the United States. That is a reality.
-
It seems Palestinians can't win. The language of peace negotiations has always been predicated on a representation that Palestinians are violent and that is why Israel behaves as it does.
-
I thought perhaps it should be recognized that religious people, including fundamentalists, are quite intelligent, many of them are highly educated, and they should be treated with complete respect.
-
The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect.
-
I've never really felt like a veteran. I've never felt like the guy who's like, 'OK, everyone needs to look up to me and respect me.' I've always just been one of the guys that people are excited to get in the ring with. That's all I want.
-
Writers, particularly poets, always feel exiled in some way - people who don't exactly feel at home, so they try to find a home in language.
-
Second, we also got a more authentic liturgy of the people of God, in the vernacular language.
-
Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.
-
We tried to approach this as though there's never been a Superman movie before, but at the same time respecting the canon and mythology. There are the pillars that you have to respect, and I'm not about to break them. But it is fun for me to bend them and mess with them.
-
I look up to Mick Jagger because he's an amazing performer and he's such an individual. I respect him and admire him eternally.
-
I was an English major at Brown. I never enjoyed history classes.
-
If we are not free, no one will respect us.
-
In South Africa, we speak English and sometimes Afrikaans, sometimes Zulu, sometimes Xhosa.
-
Perl was designed to work more like a natural language. It's a little more complicated but there are more shortcuts, and once you learned the language, it's more expressive.
-
I respect every guy that has walked away. I think every single guy in this league makes his own decision, and that's perfectly fine. The reason I respect that and the reason I think every guy has his own way of dealing with things is because, in my personal opinion, I know what I'm getting into.
-
Follow your dreams and use your natural-born talents and skills to make this a better world for tomorrow.
-
If you're a digital startup, building and highlighting your social proof is the best way for new users to learn about you.
-
The UN Declaration of Human Rights laid down what any person might reasonably expect, yet there are remarkably few people who enjoy these rights. With cameras in the hands of activists and meaningful distribution of those images, we will witness what really goes on in this world and hopefully want to change it.
-
Our oceans are facing innumerable threats - from overfishing and pollution to ocean acidification and invasive species - yet we haven't had a blueprint for its use and development, incredible as that seems.
-
'Kit Kittredge' was an amazing experience because I got to go to Canada, and it was my first 'era' film, so I got to wear the 1930s clothes, the real vintage clothes.
-
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it. They spell it so abominably that no man can teach himself what it soundslike.It isimpossible foran Englishmanto openhis mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him.
