If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Family Quotes

It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.

It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

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.

Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else.

Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else.

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

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

Government is not every body's job. It is a highly skilled vocation.

Government is not every body's job. It is a highly skilled vocation.

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like...

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like...

The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.

The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever...

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever...

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.

An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.

Orchestras only need to be sworn at, and a German is consequently at an advantage...

Orchestras only need to be sworn at, and a German is consequently at an advantage...

The harder I work the more I live.

The harder I work the more I live.

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery, it's the sincerest form of learning.

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery, it's the sincerest form of learning.

The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people.

The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who...

The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who...

Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.

Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.

I am a Christian. That obliges me to be a Communist.

I am a Christian. That obliges me to be a Communist.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Youth is wasted on the young.