George Bernard Shaw Quotes

Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the stage when he has the whole world to act in, is not clear to me.

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• The problem men seem to have, and women, too, is that they have this very structured idea that we should find a partner and settle down and be, you know, faithful. And yet clearly this is really, really hard for anybody to do!

  

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• GIS, in its digital manifestation of geography, goes beyond just the science. It provides us a framework and a process for applying geography. It brings together observational science and measurement and integrates it with modeling and prediction, analysis, and interpretation so that we can understand things.

  

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• Americans should be wary of the Muslim Brothers in Egypt but not scared of them.

  

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• The Department of Justice will continue to pursue those that travel to fight against the United States and our allies, as well as those individuals that recruit others on behalf of ISIL in the homeland.

  

  Dana Boente
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• Millions of us, myself included, go back generations in this country, with ancestors who put in the painstaking work to become citizens. So we don't like the notion that anyone might get a free pass to American citizenship.

  

  Barack Obama
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• You have to really prove yourself to young people, and if your answer is clear and consistent and loving - even if it's angry and disappointed - what's important is that you're being real and honest and not going anywhere.

  

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• We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain.

  

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• Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.

  

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• Over the years, God and St. Therese have kept me going no matter how bad things were.

  

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• Eventually somebody will want me, and there will be a role that is mine.

  

  Rachel Brosnahan
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• A lizard is a perfect pet for a model. They only need feeding once a fortnight. And I'm always travelling, so it's perfect. If I had a dog, it would drop dead of starvation.

  

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• I never felt like I had a mother.

  

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• I took on cancer like I take on everything - like a mission and a job to accomplish.

  

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• We bled writing these songs, we bled in the studio, and now we're out bleeding getting them right live.

  

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• I know more than anyone the divergent views about my father.

  

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• In every generation, there are quite firm rules on how to behave when you are crazy.

  

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• There is an idea, first of all, of vision fully formed with the eyes closed. Of course the vision we have in a lucid dream often has greater lucidity and clarity than vision with the eyes open.

  

  James Turrell
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• Whether it's pool or Ping Pong, I can't stand to have my kids beat me. Especially Ping Pong! And when they beat me, they just needle the devil out of me. That's fine. I'd rather have that than let them win a shallow victory.

  

  Jack Nicklaus
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• People don't realize you're blowing over changes, time changes, harmony, different keys. I mark a point in my solo where it's got to peak at point D I go to A, B, C D then I'm home.

  

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• Both sexes allow men dentists inside our mouths, but, well, have you ever let a man who is a dental hygienist inside your mouth? The man must earn his way to our private places in a way not required of a woman-he must become the doctor or the dentist, or forget it.

  

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• I think there's nothing that makes you happier than to be really involved in something.

  

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• Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the stage when he has the whole world to act in, is not clear to me.

  

  George Bernard Shaw
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