I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to keep it going

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Criticism Quotes, Government Quotes

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only comfortable

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only comfortable

Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.

Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.

First love is a little foolish and a lot of curiosity.

First love is a little foolish and a lot of curiosity.

In the arts of life, man invents nothing; but in the arts of death he...

In the arts of life, man invents nothing; but in the arts of death he...

But a lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell...

But a lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell...

A man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without...

A man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without...

The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.

The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

You see things; and you say Why? But I dream things that never were; and...

You see things; and you say Why? But I dream things that never were; and...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a...

He's a man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man...

He's a man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man...

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and...

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and...

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do....

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do....

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully...

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully...