George Bernard Shaw Quotes

Love is a simple thing and a deep thing: it is an act of life and not an illusion. Art is an illusion.

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Beauty at 70 years old isn't the same as beauty at 20 years old, but it is stunning nonetheless.
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I would love to have been around in the Keystone Studios days.
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I'm very proud to be British, and my brand is British.
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For me, my writing benefits from my experience.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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I always loved advertising. If I hadn't been in fashion, I'd have been in advertising.
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And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.
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I am a great believer that a captain is as good as his team.
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I'm just someone who marvels at God.
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Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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Just think about it: what in the name of God would Alabama be without the University of Alabama? What would Oklahoma be without the University of Oklahoma? Nothing.
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'SNL' doesn't have a traditional writer's room. On Monday, there's the pitch meeting with the guest, and I played that like it was stand-up.
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I am very interested in Ayurvedic medicine and hope to explore it more someday. I only have a very superficial understanding of the whole thing right now. But learning what my body type is has shifted my whole self-care regime a bit, and I feel better because of it.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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My dad was very fun and very adventurous, and from a formative age I learned to value men who would do things on a whim.
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I think Barack Obama was born into a home not just to a white woman and white grandparents, but a white woman and white grandparents who shockingly told him it was okay that he was black and that he should not be ashamed of it and that he should, in fact, be proud of it.
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I really hate drama. It's draining; it's mentally draining. It's a waste of time.
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I'm not looking for pity, I'm really not, but I'm constantly uneasy and every day it is pretty much like getting up and going to war. Once I shift into the mindset of 'Yeah, you're alive. It's tough. Let's do what we can today,' it's easier.
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With honesty of purpose, balance, a respect for tradition, courage, and, above all, a philosophy of life, any young person who embraces the historical profession will find it rich in rewards and durable in satisfaction.
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The most difficult lie I have ever contended with is this: life is a story about me.
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Life is not simple, and therefore history, which is past life, is not simple.
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The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.
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Love is a simple thing and a deep thing: it is an act of life and not an illusion. Art is an illusion.