Disobedience, in the eyes of any one who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.

Tea is the only simple pleasure left to us.

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.

I must say... that I ruined myself: and that nobody, great or small, can be ruined except by his own hand.

As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of his friends like him.

One's dreams must be big enough so as not to lose sight of them.

Talk to a woman as if you loved her, and to a man as if he bored you.