George Bernard Shaw Quotes

If you're not producing as much as you consume, or perhaps a little more, then clearly we cannot use the big organization of our society for the purpose of keeping you alive, because your life does not benefit us, and it can't be of very much use to yourself.

George Bernard Shaw

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dramatist
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: July 26, 1856 - November 2, 1950

Topics

LifePurposeYourselfOrganization

There was a time when people said, 'Jim, if you keep on making faces, your face will freeze like that.' Now they just say, 'Pay him!'

Jim Carrey

TimePeopleFaceYouSaidSay

A trip to the mainland was a big event and happened maybe once a year, although now you can get across in a speed boat in seven minutes but then it was a long way away.

Jeremy Irons

BoatSpeedYearLongYouWay

Eventually, the state's funding covered only the stages leading to presenting a film project to potential funding bodies. It was enough to produce a script, indicate casting and put together a budget to present it all, but nothing beyond that.

Andrzej Wajda

TogetherPotentialPresentEnough

I never thought I would become an actress. I always wanted to get into politics, and I moved to Argentina and worked for the U.S. embassy for a bit. It sort of happened upon me when I was home for the holiday - acting, that is - and I stuck with it.

Meghan Markle

HomePoliticsMeThoughtActing

I will never understand people who think that the way to show their righteous opposition to sexual freedom is to write letters full of filthy words.

Anna Quindlen

FreedomWordsPeopleThinkWillWay

When interviewing for a job, tell the editor how you love to report. How your passion is gathering information. Do not mention how you want to be a writer, use the word 'prose,' or that deep down you have a sinking suspicion you are the next Norman Mailer.

Michael Hastings

LovePassionJobDeepInformation

Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.

Ambrose Bierce

LegalYouPigGoOutSausage

John Quincy Adams most certainly was a part of the Revolutionary War era. He was a young boy, but he was actively involved.

Michele Bachmann

WarYoungBoyInvolvedEraMost

Time destroys everything.

Monica Bellucci

TimeEverythingDestroys

For years, I was watching other people have so much fun playing out their version of authorship, like Louis C.K. and Larry David. As I watched them do their thing, I began to pine for the days when I had a lot less expected of me and, often, a lot more creative freedom. The courage that those guys have is always captivating to me.

Jon Favreau

FreedomCourageCreativeFunPeople

Kids go through a stage where they love dinosaurs - boy or girl.

Colin Trevorrow

LoveGirlGoBoyStageDinosaurs

I am the best in the world. It's 1: Cody; 2: Kenny; 3: Okada; 4: Charlotte; 5: Cena, with Ospreay creeping up on the list. It's my responsibility with the event to live up to that ranking. I am unbelievably good at this because of hard work and dedication.

Cody Rhodes

WorkHard WorkGoodLiveBestI Am

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