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My reputation grows with every failure.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Every Failure Grows Reputation

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No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Answer Difficult No Question Obvious Question Which

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We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Anything Experience Learn Men Never

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In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood and the knowledge that it's more dangerous to lose than to win.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Battle Blood Dangerous Fight Hot Knowledge Little Lose Make More Need Than Win You

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Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and you're a Shakespeare.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Clever Down Enough Find Minister Prime Prime Minister Say Shakespeare Them Things Write You

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A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Anything Contradict Him Man Never Tells Until You

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Those who do not know how to live must make a merit of dying.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Dying How Know Live Make Merit Must Those Who

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If women were particular about men's characters, they would never get married at all.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: About Characters Get Get Married Married Men Never Particular Were Women Would

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Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Another Blasphemy Class Dependent Earth Every Independence Middle Middle Class Soul Us

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In socialism, private property is anathema, and equal distribution of income the first consideration. In capitalism, private property is cardinal, and distribution left to ensue from the play of free contract and selfish interest on that basis, no matter what anomalies it may present.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Basis Capitalism Cardinal Consideration Contract Distribution Equal First Free Income Interest Left Matter May Play Present Private Private Property Property Selfish Socialism

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Dramatist

Born: July 26th, 1856

Died: November 2nd, 1950

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