George Bernard Shaw Quotes
The nation's morals are like its teeth: the more decayed they are the more it hurts to touch them.
Quotes to Explore
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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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You go to the cinema and you realize you're watching the third act. There is no first or second act. There is this massive film-making where you spend this incredible amount of money and play right to the demographic. You can tell how much money the film is going to make by how it does on the first weekend. The whole culture is in the crap house. It's not just true in the movies, it's also true in the theater.
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When I had to bury my child, I probably didn't start grieving until a year and a half later.
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Invest less at the end of the month. Brokers tend to push stocks at the end of the month in an effort to match or surpass their previous month's sales.
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There is no such thing as a natural death: nothing that happens to a man is ever natural, since his presence calls the world into question. All men must die: but for every man his death is an accident and, even if he knows it and consents to it, an unjustifiable violation.
