George Bernard Shaw Quotes

The nation's morals are like its teeth: the more decayed they are the more it hurts to touch them.

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Hispanic unemployment is higher than the national average and when the federal government is killing small businesses and killing jobs it is hurting the future of the Hispanic community and we need to carry that message.
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People who are truly horrible are often the most interesting people in the room. You look at them and just say, 'Why?'
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Don't forget I'm from a military family. I was in special training in the army. I am tall, sporty and - how do you say - you can always protect yourself... I have very strong security.
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Every story is organic, and every story finds its own ending.
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I hate the term 'philanthropist.'
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Just to be remembered is good enough for me. Lots of people are forgotten.
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Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.
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There are some important questions for Syria to answer and to deal with.
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What being at leisure means is more easily felt than defined.
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It may have come into play, it may not have. But it's the principle. You never compromise those rules. It's very disappointing.
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I was never that interested in business, to be honest. I do the minimal amount of business as possible because I'm not actually interested in it as a thing. But some people are interested in it, and there's nothing wrong with that.
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Against the backdrop of people who avoid work, cut corners, and do half-hearted jobs, a diligent man stands out. Practicing diligence is an excellent way to stand out for Christ at home, in the workplace, and even at church. Today, complete each one of your tasks, however big or small, with diligence.
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Sanity lies somewhere between the inhibitions of conventional morality and the looseness of extreme impulse, but the area in-between is very fuzzy.
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It is not the accumulation of extraneous knowledge, but the realization of the self within, that constitutes true progress.
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Sometimes it lasts in love, But sometimes it hurts instead.
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Aristotle and many others say men have more teeth than women; it is no harder for anyone to test this than it is for me to say it is false, since no one is prevented from counting teeth.
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I saw this huge billboard that said: 'Abortion Hurts' and then it had a drawing of a butterfly. Who is that for? Is there a lady who's going to see that and be like, 'Oh, I was going to get an abortion but now that I realize it hurts I guess I'll just give birth to a child! 'Cause I know that's painless and raising it should be a snap!'
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I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.
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People ask me what I'm writing. They think I'm Sandra Tsing Loh. Or they ask about stand-up. 'No, that's Margaret Cho.' I really think there is this kind of glomming, that they think we are somehow all the same person.
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The nation's morals are like its teeth: the more decayed they are the more it hurts to touch them.