George Bernard Shaw Quotes
In the right key one can say anything. In the wrong key, nothing: the only delicate part is the establishment of the key.
Quotes to Explore
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I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world, at the same time people are becoming increasingly spiritual. The success of the Da Vinci code - even though it was a great yawn - also showed people's interest in religion.
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If I allow journalists to describe a collection and they make mistakes, I'm upset, because the retractions are never noticed.
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I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!
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I'm a huge Disney nut. I have been since I was a little kid.
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Part of being a top-20 firm is mind-share.
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When you're in a band, it's like everyone's the CEO, and anyone could destroy it at any moment.
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I'm not a Man U fan at all, but I can't get enough of Rooney. What a joy to watch!
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I thought Jimi Hendrix... was just phenomenal.
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When you feel bad on the inside, you wind up wanting to do things to make others feel bad. In contrast, when you feel happy on the inside, you want to do things to make others feel happy.
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I have had an amazing career for a man who hits things for a living.
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I don't care whether you use natural gas, ethanol, the battery. You can use anything, just so it's American.
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Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers.
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Most writers battle with periods of being blocked; it's almost an occupational hazard. But in the writing of his last and greatest novel, 'A Passage to India,' E. M. Forster got stuck for nine years.
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I think in a lot of situations I had got songs stolen from me, or treated badly.
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A woman - even if she is the primary breadwinner - really needs to keep in mind that at some point, she may have a diminished earning capacity because of the fact that she will bear children. Of course, this is case by case. I had two kids, and it didn't really slow me down at all.
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After four years as Administrator of the SBA, I have let President Obama know that I will not be staying for a second term. I will stay on until my successor is confirmed to ensure a smooth and seamless transition.
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I grew up in a little bubble of Brooklyn in France! In Stains, I was learning to speak English; I was listening to Biggie Smalls and KRS-One, and so I basically lived the life by proxy. At the same time, I had the same problems and issues they were singing about right next to me, so it was easy to identify with it.
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A few honest men are better than numbers.
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I remember being in Hollywood at the age of 16 and marveling at the stars. The idea of being part of it never entered my mind. It was too far-fetched.
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The only people who know about me are people who would know about me.
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Actually, you want to go into an area where you're frightened. Otherwise, you're just going to be repainting beautiful paintings, but a little duller each time.
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It's weird, when I go back to San Francisco, the few times that I've done shows there since leaving, it still feels like I live there. It's very, very strange for me. That's where my daughter was born, at UCSF. I have this huge attachment to San Francisco. It's like a love affair.
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The right way to play golf is to go up and hit the bloody thing.
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In the right key one can say anything. In the wrong key, nothing: the only delicate part is the establishment of the key.
