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Quotes from George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw: Humor

Shaw: I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend... if you have one. Churchill: Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second... if there is one.

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George Bernard Shaw: Humor

If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.

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George Bernard Shaw: Proverb

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

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George Bernard Shaw: Politics

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
(Man and Superman, "Maxims: Education," 1905)

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George Bernard Shaw: Observations

If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.

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