George Bernard Shaw Quotes
Civilized society is one huge bourgeoisie: no nobleman dares now shock his greengrocer.
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To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most picturesque and significant of all.
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I always loved being fat, obviously. I'm Fat Joe.
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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In combat sports, personalities are what draw.
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I come from a generation that suffered school lessons in portacabins and crumbling hospitals. I tell you one thing, for the eighteen years they were in power the Tories did nothing to fix the roof when the sun was shining.
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Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is a specific place in hell for those who oppress widows.
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Of course I used to smile and laugh in 1976, but not when I was competing. Please show me somebody who laughs when they are concentrating; I always smiled.
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I enjoy seeing new places.
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I love my music, so I want to produce, write, and serve my music. I've had to learn about EQ frequencies and programming and space and clutter and how to be a better piano or bass player - everything.
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Pro-lifers have long been castigated for bringing private values into the public square. But actually it is the pro-abortion position that is based on merely personal views and values.
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I watch a lot of football.
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The opportunity, number one, to work with Ang Lee is an amazing thing for me.
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It looks like it's been furnished by discount stores.
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The critical part with meal spacing is that you stabilize your hormones so that you do not have those spikes in insulin that occur when you eat large meals.
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I started singing weddings and bar mitzvahs at 15, lying about my age. It was a great discipline.
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The world I travel is my inspiration. I name my dresses after cities that inspire me.
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When I am an old woman, I will stop trying to look beautiful. I will quit wearing makeup and buying uncomfortable clothes because they look good. Maybe I will take up nudism.
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If the first requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite, the second is to put in your apprenticeship as a feeder when you have enough money to pay the check but not enough to produce indifference of the total.
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There's a really great documentary called 'Many Rivers,' which documents the totality of slavery from its inception, and then it gives you a little history on how America came to prominence. It's crazy - the first black man to actually step foot in America came as a free man, as an explorer, with the Spaniards.
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In a capitalist society, all human relationships are voluntary. Men are free to cooperate or not, to deal with one another or not, as their own individual judgments, convictions and interests dictate.
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Any man will follow any feminine looking thing down any dark alley; I've always wanted to see a man beaten to a shit bloody pulp with a high-heeled shoe stuffed up his mouth, sort of the pig with the apple; it would be good to put him on a serving plate but you'd need good silver.
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I'm very simple when it comes to gifts, so the best ones that I've received have love as their main intention. I appreciate everything.
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Elections are about fucking your enemies. Winning is about fucking your friends.
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Civilized society is one huge bourgeoisie: no nobleman dares now shock his greengrocer.
