Shaw Quotes
46 quotes by 42 authors
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn't beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
— Mel Brooks
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People are certainly impressed by the aura of creative power which a writer may wear, but can easily demolish it with a few well-chosen questions.…
— Brian Stableford
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George Bernard Shaw was right. He summed it all up when he said: "The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother…
— Dale Carnegie
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Shaw writes plays for the ages, the ages between five and twelve.
— George Jean Nathan
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As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of his friends like him.
— Oscar Wilde
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Those were the days in this country where H. G. Wells, Bernard Shaw and Conan Doyle could have influence, and thats gone, thats true. But…
— Julian Barnes
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I made use of the college library by borrowing books other than scientific books, such as all of the plays by George Bernard Shaw, the…
— Linus Pauling
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Valentine's Day is a sham created by card companies to reinforce gender stereotypes. [..] I'll buy some cookies, but NOT for Valentine's Day. These cookies…
— Anna Howard Shaw
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Gary Shaw says a lot of things without engaging his brain sometimes and it's a great shame, because he's not a bad chap actually.
— Frank Warren
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We were in all four men with eight animals; for besides the spare horses led by Shaw and myself, an additional mule was driven along…
— Francis Parkman
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I agree about Shaw - he is haunted by the mystery he flouts. He is an atheist who trembles in the haunted corridor.
— William Butler Yeats
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I knew one hundred little things about Noah Shaw but when he kissed me I couldn't remember my own name.
— Michelle Hodkin
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Alright, he's chucking his toys out the basket and Gary Shaw has a big mouth and shouts a lot.
— Joe Calzaghe
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Churchill was one of the few men I have met who even in the flesh give me the impression of genius. George Bernard Shaw is…
— David Low
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During the last decades, films about the black experience have been produced, directed, and even scripted by white men. Some of them are excellent. But…
— Ishmael Reed
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As a teacher, as a propagandist, Mr. Shaw is no good at all, even in his own generation. But as a personality, he is immortal.
— Max Beerbohm
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Why aren't people more successful? Because most people do not select and pursue a vision without regard for other objectives. Most people shift from one…
— Ari Kiev
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The adorably rubber-faced Ken James Stewart is jumping ship from the Shaw Festival after five years to play Charlie Brown
— Richard Ouzounian
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The greatest artists, saints, philosophers, and, until quite recent times, scientists... have all assumed that the New Testament promise of eternal life is valid.... I'd…
— Malcolm Muggeridge
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In two thousand years all our generals and politicians may be forgotten, but Einstein and Madame Curie and Bernard Shaw and Stravinsky will keep the…
— Anthony Burgess
Who Wrote These Shaw Quotes
42 authors contributed a total of 46 Shaw Quotes, led by these top contributors: