You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Dreams Quotes

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

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

Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the...

Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the...

The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man...

The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work,...

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work,...

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

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...

There is only one belief that can rob death of its sting and the grave...

There is only one belief that can rob death of its sting and the grave...

All great truths begin as blasphemies.

All great truths begin as blasphemies.

Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.

Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never...

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never...

Must then Christ perish in torment in every age to save those that have no...

Must then Christ perish in torment in every age to save those that have no...

Syllables govern the world.

Syllables govern the world.

I think I should have no other mortal wants if I could always have plenty...

I think I should have no other mortal wants if I could always have plenty...

Old men are dangerous it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to...

Old men are dangerous it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to...

Oh, the tiger will love you. There is no sincerer love than the love of...

Oh, the tiger will love you. There is no sincerer love than the love of...

The established government has no more right to call itself the state than the smoke...

The established government has no more right to call itself the state than the smoke...

If [the legislature] will positively enact a thing to be done, the judges are not...

If [the legislature] will positively enact a thing to be done, the judges are not...

Terrorism is in good part an effect of government propaganda; it serves to deflect attention...

Terrorism is in good part an effect of government propaganda; it serves to deflect attention...

Official aid is more likely to retard development than to promote it.

Official aid is more likely to retard development than to promote it.