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The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

George Bernard Shaw

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. - George Bernard Shaw

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. George Bernard Shaw

Change, Impossible, Minds

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. - George Bernard Shaw

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. George Bernard Shaw

Communication, Single

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. - George Bernard Shaw

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. George Bernard Shaw

Wisdom, Wise, Responsibility

You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul. - George Bernard Shaw

You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul. George Bernard Shaw

Mirror, See, Glass

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. - George Bernard Shaw

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. George Bernard Shaw

Grow, Stop, Old

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life. - George Bernard Shaw

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life. George Bernard Shaw

Alcohol, Endure, Which

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time. - George Bernard Shaw

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time. George Bernard Shaw

Making Mistakes, Never, Same

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn. - George Bernard Shaw

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn. George Bernard Shaw

Perfect, Expression, Most

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. - George Bernard Shaw

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. George Bernard Shaw

Bright, Through, Which

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. - George Bernard Shaw

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. George Bernard Shaw

Wisdom, Ignorance, Beware

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I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it. - George Bernard Shaw

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it. George Bernard Shaw

Learning, Never, Dirty

Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can't sleep with the window open. George Bernard Shaw

Anniversary, Sleep, Shut

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. - George Bernard Shaw

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw

Life, Finding Yourself

The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react. - George Bernard Shaw

The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react. George Bernard Shaw

Possibilities, Act, Numerous

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination. George Bernard Shaw

Artificial, Hallucination

The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there. - George Bernard Shaw

The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there. George Bernard Shaw

Gardening, Dig, Find

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. - George Bernard Shaw

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. George Bernard Shaw

Government, Election

The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life. - George Bernard Shaw

The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life. George Bernard Shaw

Home Life, Great Advantage

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out. - George Bernard Shaw

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out. George Bernard Shaw

World, More, Puts

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. - George Bernard Shaw

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. George Bernard Shaw

Funny, Government, Always

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. - George Bernard Shaw

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw

Deserve, Better, Than

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

Learning, Always, Repeats

You cannot be a hero without being a coward. - George Bernard Shaw

You cannot be a hero without being a coward. George Bernard Shaw

Hero, Cannot, Being

There is no sincerer love than the love of food. - George Bernard Shaw

There is no sincerer love than the love of food. George Bernard Shaw

Love, Food, Than

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get. - George Bernard Shaw

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get. George Bernard Shaw

Will, Like, Take

Science never solves a problem without creating ten more. - George Bernard Shaw

Science never solves a problem without creating ten more. George Bernard Shaw

Science, Problem, Never

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