George Bernard Shaw Quotes
Pothinus: "Is it possible that Caesar, the conqueror of the world, has time to occupy himself with such a trifle as our taxes?" Caesar: "My friend, taxes are the chief business of a conqueror of the world.
Quotes to Explore
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The student will try to defy the master. Always.
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I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.
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The crown of literature is poetry.
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To Republicans, I humbly suggest that we make it possible for Democrats to give up their quest for redistribution of income and wealth by our acceptance of an appropriate role for government in financing those public goods and services necessary to secure a social safety net below which no American would be allowed to fall.
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We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain.
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I need my fill of Indian home cooking.
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I have a terrifying long list of fears. Literally everything - diseases, spiders... and people getting tired of me.
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Put your consumers in focus, and listen to what they're actually saying, not what they tell you.
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A lot has happened over the years. And while this nation has been tested by war, and it's been tested by recession and all manner of challenges - I stand before you again tonight, after almost two terms as your president, to tell you I am more optimistic about the future of America than ever before.
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Music video played a huge role in developing my sensibility as a director.
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Being blonde means people decide on sight that you are much prettier and nicer than you really are, just as Americans automatically add 10 points to someone's IQ when they hear an English accent. Fact.
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If you want to get across an idea, wrap it up in person.
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I think it's our job to create a culture and an environment where a gay player knows he is safe and welcome. If and when that happens, believe me - that person will have the full support of the commissioner's office.
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Football is my true love. I played with boys until I was 11 and then for a girls' club in Middlesbrough until I was 16.
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One night stands are not for me. I think it's gross when you just give it up.
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'The X Factor' was the final push I needed to have the presence and confidence on stage, which I didn't have before. It's a crash course in the music industry. If you can survive the show, you're ready for the industry.
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There is no health without mental health; mental health is too important to be left to the professionals alone, and mental health is everyone's business.
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I did not stop dancing; I did take two years off to get myself together.
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Gemeinverständlich, das heißt: auch den Gemeinen verständlich, und heißt überdies nicht selten: den Nicht Gemeinen ungenießbar.
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I really do think of it in moral terms. I think that we can't kid ourselves that the storytelling impulse is innocent and does nothing but bring good to the world.
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Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.
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Hillary Clinton understands that we have to invest in education and jobs for our young people, not more jails or incarceration.
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I admired anybody who could make a buck with his drawing.
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Pothinus: "Is it possible that Caesar, the conqueror of the world, has time to occupy himself with such a trifle as our taxes?" Caesar: "My friend, taxes are the chief business of a conqueror of the world.
