George Bernard Shaw Quotes

George Bernard Shaw (Playwright, 1856 – 1950). Below are 12 quotes by George Bernard Shaw from QuotePlace, each as a portrait card.

Playwright · 1856 – 1950

Irish playwright and critic; author of Pygmalion; Nobel Prize in Literature 1925.

Quotes by George Bernard Shaw

1.The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
2.A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
3.Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
4.A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing.
5.I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.
6.We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
7.My reputation grows with every failure.
8.The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.
9.You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'
10.There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.
11.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.
12.Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

George Bernard Shaw Quote Gallery

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. — George Bernard Shaw
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
George Bernard Shaw
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. — George Bernard Shaw
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
George Bernard Shaw
You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?' — George Bernard Shaw
You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'
George Bernard Shaw
There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it. — George Bernard Shaw
There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.
George Bernard Shaw
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. — George Bernard Shaw
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.
George Bernard Shaw
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. — George Bernard Shaw
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
George Bernard Shaw
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