George Bernard Shaw

Playwright Critic Irish 1856 – 1950

Irish playwright and critic, author of Pygmalion.

375 quotes

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
Life
"We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future."
Wisdom
"The true joy of life is being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one."
Happiness
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Success
"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you."
Friendship
"Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one."
Courage
"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything."
Change
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Education
"Knowledge is power."
Knowledge
"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying 'I don't want to.'"
Time
"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
Truth
"Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it."
Freedom
"Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means."
Peace
"Nature takes no account of our convictions; she follows her own laws."
Nature
"Art should be used to awaken the souls of people."
Art
"The power of science is in its method, not in its dogmas."
Science
"Music is the aspirin of emotions."
Music
"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
Faith
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Leadership
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
Work
"You see things as they are and ask 'Why?' I dream things that never were and ask 'Why not?'"
Dreams
"Laughter is the best medicine."
Humor
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
Beauty
"Death is the cure for all diseases."
Death
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."
Perseverance
"Gratitude is the sign of noble souls."
Gratitude
"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
Creativity
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Justice
"Patience is a virtue."
Patience