We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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All great truths begin as blasphemies.

All great truths begin as blasphemies.

All progress means war with society.

All progress means war with society.

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

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...

Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life...

Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life...

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you...

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you...

When the military man approaches, the world locks up its spoons and packs off its...

When the military man approaches, the world locks up its spoons and packs off its...

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be...

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be...

A drama critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned.

A drama critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned.

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to this country and...

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to this country and...

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

The churches must learn humility as well as teach it.

The churches must learn humility as well as teach it.

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced...

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced...

I have made it so perfectly clear in my tracts, articles, and books what was...

I have made it so perfectly clear in my tracts, articles, and books what was...

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an...

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an...

The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder...

The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder...

We are the only real aristocracy in the world: the aristocracy of money.

We are the only real aristocracy in the world: the aristocracy of money.

Democracy means the organization of society for the benefit and at the expense of everybody...

Democracy means the organization of society for the benefit and at the expense of everybody...

History is an intricate web of of timing, people, circumstances, and serendipity.

History is an intricate web of of timing, people, circumstances, and serendipity.

Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity.

Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity.