George Bernard Shaw Quotes

Christmas is forced upon a reluctant and disgusted nation by the shopkeepers and the press; on its own merits it would wither and shrivel in the fiery breath of universal hatred.

George Bernard Shaw

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• Shopkeepers

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• I don't believe in societal restrictions. It wasn't a choice - conformity simply never occurred to me.

  

  Lady Starlight
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• I will not contest my parliamentary seat in a sad election that will not produce a Parliament capable of endorsing a realistic reform agenda for Greece.

  

  Yanis Varoufakis
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• The people that are serving you gas, the people that are in your restaurants serving you, the firefighters, and police officers are members of the gay and lesbian community. They're members of our broader community.

  

  Gavin Newsom
  • People
  • Community
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• Although the evidence at this trial shows that Charles Manson was the leader of the conspiracy to commit these murders, there is no evidence that he actually personally killed any of the seven victims in this case.

  

  Vincent Bugliosi
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• Show me an Irishman who can't tell a story – I don't think they exist.

  

  Patricia Polacco
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• I am so, so lucky. I am the luckiest girl in the world, really. And still with access to everything I could possibly want I still say 'Oh dear, what am I going to wear today?' There's no ending to that question!

  

  Salma Hayek
  • World
  • Today
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• I love women's bodies. I love luxury.

  

  Victoria Beckham Spice Girls
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  • Love
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• Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.

  

  Gavin Newsom
  • Up
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• I just wanted laughs - that's really what I was after.

  

  Larry David
  • Wanted
  • Really
  • Just

• I went into science, ending up with a Ph.D. in cell biology, but along the way I found out that experimental science involves many hours and days and nights of laboratory work, which is a lot like washing dishes, only a little more challenging. I was too impatient, and maybe a little too sloppy, for it.

  

  Barbara Ehrenreich
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• Coming out was crucial to changing attitudes about gays and lesbians: will people feel differently about abortion if they know their mother, their aunt, or their friend had one?

  

  Katha Pollitt
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• It's no secret that I wear a kippa.

  

  Naftali Bennett
  • Secret
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• Before I got married, I dated the gamut.

  

  Gabrielle Union
  • Married
  • Before
  • Got

• I can't live without a sense of humor. I need to be laughing and entertained at all times.

  

  Carlos Ponce
  • Live
  • Humor
  • Sense Of Humor

• I don't think there should be anything that women are embarrassed to talk about in the 21st century, because for the last 100,000 years, men have said everything that's on their minds and described everything they have done.

  

  Caitlin Moran
  • Men
  • Women
  • Done

• I think a woman feels ugly when she's got the wrong man at her side.

  

  Irina Shayk
  • She
  • Man
  • Woman

• We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
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• I don't care if people I admire criticize me because their opinion is valuable to me.

  

  Karl Lagerfeld
  • People
  • Me
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• Like, yes, we had a furniture fire get out of control in our backyard one time. But that didn't harm a single person.

  

  Jake Paul
  • Time
  • Control
  • Single

• God has allowed me through the BSB to minister in a positive way, encouraging people to stand up for what they believe.

  

  Brian Littrell
  • People
  • Up
  • God

• Most creative people fall into one of two categories - either they're task-oriented, or they're time-oriented.

  

  Brian Stelfreeze
  • People
  • Time
  • Fall

• I spent 250 to 300 days of every year on the road. But in the end, I felt something was missing. I needed to be anchored so I could concentrate, so in 2000, I established a new methodology - the one I use today. I spent the week in my office and travelled every weekend, even at Christmas.

  

  Hans-Ulrich Obrist
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  • End

• Christmas is a season which almost all Christians observe in one way or another. Some keep it as a religious season. Some keep it as a holiday. But all over the world, wherever there are Christians, in one way or another Christmas is kept.

  

  J. C. Ryle
  • World
  • Religious
  • Christmas

• Christmas is forced upon a reluctant and disgusted nation by the shopkeepers and the press; on its own merits it would wither and shrivel in the fiery breath of universal hatred.

  

  George Bernard Shaw
  • Christmas
  • Nation
  • Shopkeepers