Imprisonment, as it exists today, is a worse crime than any of those committed by its victims. George Bernard Shaw More Quotes by George Bernard Shaw More Quotes From George Bernard Shaw Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness. George Bernard Shaw greatnesshappyhappiness Don't wait for the right opportunity: create it. George Bernard Shaw waitingopportunity Being a mother means that your heart is no longer yours; it wanders wherever your children do George Bernard Shaw motherpregnancychildren A cigarette is a pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end and a fool at the other. George Bernard Shaw humorpaperfire The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business. George Bernard Shaw gossippeopleknowledge The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people. George Bernard Shaw congratulationsworkfunny Most people do not pray; they only beg. George Bernard Shaw prayerpeoplereligion The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react. George Bernard Shaw decision-makingleadershipaction Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn. George Bernard Shaw silenceexpressionperfect A socialist is somebody who doesn't have anything, and is ready to divide it up equally among everybody. George Bernard Shaw debtsocialismhumor The only time my education was interrupted was when I was in school. George Bernard Shaw seniortimefunny Our lives are shaped not as much by our experiences as by our expectations. George Bernard Shaw our-livesexpectations Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get. George Bernard Shaw ireland-and-the-irishcarelife Marx's Kapital is not a treatise on socialism; it is a gerrymand against the bourgeoisie. It was supposed to be written for the working class, but the working man respects the bourgeoisie and wants to be a bourgeoisie. Marx never got a hold of him for a moment. It was the revolting sons of the bourgeoisie itself, like myself, that painted the flag red. The middle and upper classes are the revolutionary element in society. The proletariat is the conservative element. George Bernard Shaw classmenson Now that we have learned to fly the air like birds, swim under water like fish, we lack one thing - to learn to live on earth as human beings. George Bernard Shaw airbirdwater Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire. George Bernard Shaw funny-sexsexydance The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech. George Bernard Shaw communicationsarcasticfunny Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life. George Bernard Shaw drinkinglifefunny The person I miss most is the one I could have been. George Bernard Shaw could-have-beenpersonsmissing Life is a first draft... with NO rewrite. George Bernard Shaw wisdomlife-isfirsts
