George Bernard Shaw
1856 - 1950
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Quotes
Biography
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish playwright, critic, and essayist who is regarded as one of the greatest dramatists of the English language. He wrote more than 60 plays, including 'Pygmalion', 'Man and Superman', and 'Saint Joan'. Shaw was known for his sharp wit, social critique, and championing of controversial causes such as women's rights and socialism. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925 for his contributions to literature.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
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Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
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We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.
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Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not.