George Bernard Shaw Quotes
If the lesser mind could measure the greater as a foot-rule can measure a pyramid, there would be finality in universal suffrage. As it is, the political problem remains unsolved.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right at the time which I thought was propitious.
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Feminism is rooted in racial rights and gender rights, and all of those things intersect, and to say that that's not something you can stand behind - it confuses me. I think it's a really great word.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.
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Any country that wants to lower its mobile phone rates, all they need to do is bring in an aggressive player.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.
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If you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you, I don't care how big your bank account is, your life is a disaster.
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Not always trainers, but if I don't have to, I don't wear high heels. It's really just if something looks good on me, I'm going to buy it. It can be Zara or Chanel... I'm going to buy it.
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You can know a person by the kind of desk he keeps. If the president of a company has a clean desk then it must be the executive vice president who is doing all the work.
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Great writing is great writing. It's as simple as all that.
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The problem is that religion tends to give people bad reasons to be good.
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I'm on 'Dancing with the Stars' because I want to prove my sister wrong. My sister literally told the world that I could not dance, so I have to redeem myself.
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The problem is that the economy isn't growing fast enough to accommodate the level of spending produced through the democratic process.
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When I moved in, I said, 'I don't care how this makes me look or sound: I am converting one of these bedrooms into a shoe closet.' It's become more of a dressing room, but one wall is shoes in their perfect cubbies.
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Talking to people from the heart matters, and it's unfortunately something brands have forgotten about. Celebrity endorsement deals try to gain recognition for brands, but at their core, what matters is if the celebrity truly backs the brand.
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My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.
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It's rare to meet somebody who's secure with herself, confident in who they are, and doesn't have anything to apologize for.
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The need for a permanent status resolution approved by Congress is made even more clear to me because of my experience as a former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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Political philosophy has lost its credibility in proportion as politics itself has become more philosophic than ever in a sense.
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The war in Iraq has fractured the political will of the United States and the world.
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Catch {a man} at the moment when he is really poor in spirit and smuggle into his mind the gratifying reflection, "By jove, I'm being humble," and almost immediately pride - pride at his own humility - will appear.
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If the lesser mind could measure the greater as a foot-rule can measure a pyramid, there would be finality in universal suffrage. As it is, the political problem remains unsolved.
