“England and America are two countries separated by a common language.” George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist (1856 – 1950)
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Dwight D. Eisenhower on Peace #Quotes
“Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.” Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Bernard Shaw on Liberty #Quotes
“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
Dwight D. Eisenhower on Television #Quotes
“I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens.” Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th president of US … Continue reading →
George Bernard Shaw on Experience #Quotes
“We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.” George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw on History #Quotes
“If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.” George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
George Bernard Shaw on Education #Quotes
“A fool’s brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.” George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
George Bernard Shaw on Reading #Quotes
“Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read made him mad.” George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
George Bernard Shaw on Life #Quotes
“There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart’s desire. The other is to get it.” George Bernard Shaw, “Man and Superman” (1903), act 4 Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
George Bernard Shaw on Democracy #Quotes
“Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.” George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman (1903) “Maxims for Revolutionists” Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
George Bernard on Cynicism #Quotes
“The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.” George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
George Bernard Shaw on Wisdom #Quotes
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t … Continue reading →
Dwight D. Eisenhower on Intellectuals #Quotes
“An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.” Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th president of US 1953-1961 (1890 – 1969)
George Bernard Shaw on Shame #Quotes
“The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.” George Bernard Shaw, “Man and Superman” (1903), act I Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
