George Bernard Shaw, known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist.
Born: 26 July 1856, Portobello, Dublin, Ireland
Died: 2 November 1950, Ayot Saint Lawrence, United Kingdom
Here are some popular quotes and statements from George Bernard Shaw.
"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything."
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
"Youth is wasted on the young."
"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."
"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place."
"Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not."
"There is no love sincerer than the love of food."
"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance."
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it."