Quotes by Pygmalion The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain Eliza Doolittle pygmalionspainrain Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby George Bernard Shaw pygmalionhobbiesmen I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality. George Bernard Shaw pygmalionselfclass The great secret...is not having bad manners or good manners...but having the same manner for all human souls. George Bernard Shaw pygmaliongood-mansoul Remember that you are a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech: that your native language is the language of Shakespeare and Milton and The Bible; and don't sit there crooning like a bilious pigeon. George Bernard Shaw pygmalionnative-languagebible It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him. George Bernard Shaw pygmalionhatemouths The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she’s treated. George Bernard Shaw pygmaliongirlflower Women upset everything. When you let them into your life, you find that the woman is driving at one thing and you're driving at another. George Bernard Shaw pygmalionwomenlife If you can’t appreciate what you’ve got, you’d better get what you can appreciate. George Bernard Shaw pygmalionappreciateifs What is life but a series of inspired follies? The difficulty is to find them to do. Never lose a chance: it doesn’t come every day. George Bernard Shaw pygmalionopportunityinspirational I sold flowers. I didn't sell myself. Now you've made a lady of me I'm not fit to sell anything else. George Bernard Shaw pygmalionfitflower If 'Pygmalion' is not good enough for your friends with its own verbal music, their talent must be altogether extraordinary. George Bernard Shaw pygmalionnot-good-enoughtalent The great secret, Eliza, is not having bad manners or good manners or any other particular sort of manners, but having the same manner for all human souls: in short, behaving as if you were in Heaven, where there are no thirdclass carriages, and one soul is as good as another. George Bernard Shaw pygmalionsoulheaven What is life but a series of inspired follies. George Bernard Shaw pygmalionwhat-is-lifeinspired I don't want to talk grammar. I want to talk like a lady. George Bernard Shaw pygmalionwomenwriting The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it. George Bernard Shaw pygmalioncommunicationchildren Am reserving two tickets for you for my premiere. Come and bring a friend - if you have one. Telegram inviting Winston Churchill to opening night of Pygmalion. Churchill wired back: Impossible to be present for the first performance. Will attend the second - if there is one. George Bernard Shaw pygmalionfriendshipnight A woman who utters such disgusting and depressing noise has no right to be anywhere, no right to live. Remember that you are a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech, that your native language is the language of Shakespeare and Milton and The Bible. Don't sit there crooning like a bilious pigeon. Rex Harrison pygmalionnative-languagedepressing "What was the name of Pygmalion's sister?" She blinked, twice, obviously surprised. "Ummm," she said, keeping her eyes on me. "I don't know." Rogerson did," I told her. "Rogerson knew everything." Sarah Dessen pygmalioneyenames Understand the "Pygmalion Effect": Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow. Warren G. Bennis pygmalionleaderpeople12»
