Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast.

—George Bernard Shaw

About George Bernard Shaw

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George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950) was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman...

More quotations from George Bernard Shaw

We al have family disfunction. It's why we're successful, to fill that hole.

—George Bernard Shaw

The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.

—George Bernard Shaw

A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.

—George Bernard Shaw

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

—George Bernard Shaw

While we don't have much say over the desires that we have, we certainly can decide which we prefer-and then search for ways to act on that basis.

—George Bernard Shaw

More quotations tagged with “food”

He who comes first, eats first. [Familiar as: First come first served.]

—Geoffrey Neighor

The people who can most successfully lose weight and maintain a healthy life style are foodies. When it comes to healthy eating, people who know how to cook and make ingredients taste good have a distinct advantage over those who can't.

—G. K. Chesterton

My ability to tolerate shame, to compartmentalize it, to swallow it, increased right along with my belt size. it came with the territory of being heavy. Obese people have a lifetime of experience with shame.

—Fran Lebowitz

Eating is really one of your indoor sports. You play three times a day, and it's well worth while to make the game as pleasant as possible.

—Fran Lebowitz

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.

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