The early Christian rules of life were not made to last, because the early Christians did not believe that the world itself was going to last.

Man is the only animal of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid...There is no harm in a well-fed lion. It has no ideals, no sect, no party.

I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend... if you have one.

Go on writing plays, my boy, One of these days one of these London producers will go into his office and say to his secretary, "Is there a play from Shaw this morning?" and when she says, "No," he will say, "Well, then we'll have to start on the rubbish." And that's your chance, my boy.

I like flowers, I also like children, but I do not chop their heads off and keep them in bowls of water around the house.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children.