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George Bernard Shaw Quotes

«Some look at things that are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were and ask why not?»
«England and America are two countries separated by the same language.»
«Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices and decisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habits and to cultivate higher, more effective ones.»
«Soldiering, my dear madam, is the coward's art of attacking mercilessly when you are strong, and keeping out of harm's way when you are weak. That is the whole secret of successful fighting. Get your enemy at a disadvantage; and never, on any account, fight him on equal terms.»
«Some men see things as they are and say, ''Why?'' I of dream things that never were, and say, ''Why not?''»
«We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.»
«The 100% American is 99% an idiot.»
«Two peoples separated by a common language' - About the Americans and English»
«Remember that you are a human being with a soul and the Divine gift of articulate speech.»
«When we want to read of the deeds that are done for love, whither do we turn? To the murder column; and there we are rarely disappointed.»