George Bernard Shaw Quotes
The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor.George Bernard Shaw
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The point really is that a writer tends to write a book that he or she tends to write. It's as simple as that. Of course, it's important to make a living and all that, but the main impulse as far as I'm concerned - and I'm sure as other writers are concerned - is to tell a story that I feel impelled by.
Vikram Seth -
Miss Sarzin was the best teacher I ever had.
Karen Joy Fowler -
I'd say, if you want to be an artist, start with your art; start with making great music and it will, hopefully, eventually cut through all of the nonsense that is out there.
Queen Latifah -
Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
Oscar Wilde -
You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
Ram Kapoor -
The Central Bank should have a permanent window for discounting high quality securities where banks could go and discount these. It gives peace of mind to the banks. In the absence of this facility, what banks tend to do is to keep a liquidity cushion for emergency requirements. This is a very expensive way of managing liquidity.
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair
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I'm blessed. I have a 13-year-old girl's eye and a 14 year-old boy's eye. I've been given the gift of sight by people who decided to donate organs. I try to do as much organ-donor work as I can.
Mandy Patinkin -
I love Frank Ocean. I think he's so talented and his music is so great. So, I would love to do one of his songs like 'Bad Religion' or 'Pink Matter.'
Jacob Artist -
And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss.
Joanne Rowling -
At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run.
Haile Gebrselassie -
Let's means-test benefits - let's means-test Social Security and Medicare and make the rich pay more for these benefits.
Rand Paul -
I was very good in school, and my parents really would have really liked me to go to college. Instead, I went on this random journey to go be a professional wrestler.
Daniel Bryan
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I would definitely go back and do theater; I talk about theater all the time.
Maddie Hasson -
It's actually quite criminal how 'The Wire' was systematically ignored.
Idris Elba -
I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
Isaac Asimov -
It's great fun to play with a really good band.
Walter Becker China Crisis -
If you're too free, you're like the way Hong Kong is now. It's very chaotic.
Jackie Chan -
The centuries-old habit of privileging the male heir arose because monarchs were supposed to lead their country in battle, and only men were thought strong enough to do so.
Kate Williams
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Every time I go to the market, Andy says, 'Don't forget the Triscuits!'
Kate Spade -
A weak people and its equally debilitated leaders are bludgeoned by history. It maims them into the cripples that they are meant to be.
F. Sionil Jose -
The complete man must work, study and wrestle.
Aristotle -
Man is in reality a spiritual being and only when he lives in the spirit is he truly happy.
Abdu'l-Bahá -
The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor.
George Bernard Shaw