George Bernard Shaw

Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who ever looks at it when it has been in the house three days?

This is the true joy in life: Being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

The philosopher is Nature’s pilot. And there you have our difference: to be n hell is to drift: to be in heaven is to steer.

How can what an Englishman believes be hearsay? It is a contradiction in terms.

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.

He didn’t dare to, because his father had a weak heart and habitually threatened to drop dead if anybody hurt his feelings. You may have noticed that people with weak hearts are the tyrants of English married life.

I once dieted so religiously I quit eating in church.

Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

It was a feeling I had. People were taught how to think, we’re taught how to feel. We don’t know how to think for ourselves, [and] we don’t know how to feel for ourselves. People say ‘Feel free,’ but they don’t really want us to feel free. I felt a freedom, first of all, doing something that everybody tells you not to do.

It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.

Most people go along with the crowd. They do things because everybody else does it.

Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining – it bores everybody else, does you no good, and doesn’t solve any problems.

The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.

The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.

I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.

When there is no job related stress, you are more aware of your mate and children, if you are a parent.

It takes a person who is wide-awake to make his dream come true.

At 25, I was in the audience of my first professional speaker, Bob Bales. His presentation got my attention. I had never seen anyone having so much fun ‘at work’ and getting paid for it!

You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen.

If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.

lf you don’t think everyday is a great day, try going without one.