George Bernard Shaw Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at the sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.
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I'm never happy with what I've written. You imagine, before you start, there's a cathedral, and the moment it starts on the page, it's a garden shed. And then you just try to make it the best shed you can.
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Well, life is dark, isn't it? Mostly, it's dreadful. At the same time, death is funny too. I mean, look at the fuss we make of it.
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Things that don't have a big impact seem to be crucial. Always when you go out to make a movie you have questions, "What if this doesn't work? What if that doesn't work?" you want to cover yourself, you want to bring back enough [footage] so you can do something.
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Both chaos theory and fractal have had contacts in the past when they are both impossible to develop and in a certain sense not ready to be developed.
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Listen to your patient, he is telling you the diagnosis.
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Khaddar does not displace a single cottage industry.
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America can't succeed unless you succeed. That is why I am running for president of the United States.
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The best way to get to know any bunch of people is to go and listen to their music.
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The most clear way to decide the actor is to watch them doing stuff during their downtime. When they do something that's making both of you laugh, you see if there's a character or situation that could be written into.
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When we formed the band in 1970, we set out to try to write great songs like the songs we heard when we were growing up.
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Nothing has ever remained of any revolution but what was ripe in the conscience of the masses.
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Tact is not a small thing; in the battle of life it is more powerful than a bludgeon.
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I got nothing against Barack Obama; I just might not like some of his policies and the people he surrounds himself with.
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Jobs have to be created on the ground, one at a time. This requires detailed plans and specific policies.
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Lack of accountability weakens the environmental and health rights of citizens; it damages peace- building and reconciliation initiatives; impedes the implementation of global health policies; leads to the loss of ecosystems and biodiversity; and weakens democracy, justice, human rights, and international security.
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Defeatism is the wretchedest of policies.
