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.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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All my life affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have...

All my life affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have...

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.

There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another...

Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another...

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you...

Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you...

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.

I'm an atheist and I thank God for it.

I'm an atheist and I thank God for it.

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge...

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge...

May you live in interesting times

May you live in interesting times

What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it

What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it

Woman reduces us all to a common denomination

Woman reduces us all to a common denomination

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

Where there is no religion, hypocrisy becomes good taste

Where there is no religion, hypocrisy becomes good taste

Being hurt by someone you truly care about leaves a hole in you heart that...

Being hurt by someone you truly care about leaves a hole in you heart that...

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by...

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by...

Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.

Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.

The Irish don't know what they want and are prepared to fight to the death...

The Irish don't know what they want and are prepared to fight to the death...

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right...

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right...