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“The weak may not be admired and hero-worshipped; but they are by no means disliked or shunned; and they never seem to have the least difficulty in marrying people who are too good for them. They may fail in emergencies; but life is not one long emergency: it is mostly a string of situations for which no exceptional strength is needed, and with which even rather weak people can cope if they have a stronger partner to help them out.”

Feminism Strength Pygmalion Shaw George Bernard Shaw

Book:Pygmalion

Source: Pygmalion

“When I visited George Bernard Shaw, in 1948, at his home in Aylot, a suburb of London, he was extremely anxious for me to tell him all that I knew about Ingersoll. During the course of the conversation, he told me that Ingersoll had made a tremendous impression upon him, and had exercised an influence upon him probably greater than that of any other man. He seemed particularly anxious to impress me with the importance of Ingersoll's influence upon his intellectual endeavors and accomplishments. In view of this admission, what percentage of the greatness of Shaw belongs to Ingersoll? If Ingersoll's influence upon so great an intellect as George Bernard Shaw was that extensive, what must have been his influence upon others? What seed of wisdom did he plant into the minds of others, and what accomplishments of theirs should be attributed to him? The world will never know. What about the countless thousands from whom he lifted the clouds of darkness and fear, and who were emancipated from the demoralizing dogmas and creeds of ignorance and superstition? What will be Ingersoll's influence upon the minds of future generations, who will come under the spell of his magic words, and who will be guided into the channels of human betterment by the unparalleled example of his courageous life? The debt the world owes Robert G. Ingersoll can never be paid.”

Source: Ingersoll the Magnificent

“Eliza has no use for the foolish romantic tradition that all women love to be mastered, if not actually bullied and beaten.”

Romance Feminism Gender Roles George Bernard Shaw Eliza Doolittle

Book:Pygmalion

Source: Pygmalion

“The proud human heart is there revealed. We insist on paying for what we have done. We cannot stand the humiliation of acknowledging our bankruptcy and allowing somebody else to pay for us. The notion that this somebody else should be God himself is just too much to take. We would rather perish than repent, rather lose ourselves than humble ourselves.”

Humility Forgiveness George Bernard Shaw Major Barbara

Author:John R. W. Stott

“The greatest fallacy with communication, is the belief that it has actually occurred.”

Communication Intentional George Bernard Shaw Crucial Conversations Sean Riffenburg

Author:George Bernard Shaw

“There is no love sincerer than the love of food,' wrote George Bernard Shaw. Yes--- except, perhaps, for the love of a dog.”

Incomparable George Bernard Shaw Love Of Dogs

Book:Cold Kitchen: A Year of Culinary Travels

Source: Cold Kitchen: A Year of Culinary Travels

“I am absolutely convinced of the lack of true scientific evidence in favour of Darwinian dogma. Nobody in the biological sciences, medicine included, needs Darwinism at all. Darwinism is certainly needed, however, in order to pose as a philosopher, since it is primarily a worldview. And an awful one, as George Bernard Shaw used to say.”

Science Evolution Biology Darwinism Darwin Macroevolution Macro Evolution Neo Darwinism George Bernard Shaw

Author:Raul O. Leguizamon