George Bernard Shaw

A man’s interest in the world is only an overflow from his interest in himself.

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

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the airplane, the pessimist the parachute.

Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.

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

Lack of money is the root of all evil.

Russia does not want confrontation of any kind. And we will not take part in any kind of ‘holy alliance.’

We don’t let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?

Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order.

That diploma you hold in your hands today is really just your learner’s permit for the rest of the drive through life. Remember, you don’t have to be smarter than the next person, all you have to do is be willing to work harder than the next person.

You cannot take your freedoms for granted. Just like generations who have come before you, you have to do your part to preserve and protect those freedoms… you need to be preparing yourself to add your voice to our national conversation.

In fact when the press discusses [a national healthcare program] they call it “politically impossible.” Meaning the pharmaceutical companies won’t accept it, the insurance companies won’t accept it, and so on.

The basic idea which runs right through modern history and modern liberalism is that the public has got to be marginalized. The general public are viewed as no more than ignorant and meddlesome outsiders, a bewildered herd.

Your commanders have ordered you to storm the White House and to arrest me. But I as the elected President of Russia give you the order to turn your tanks and not to fight against your own people.

The realities are that, you know, as a black man, you know, Barack can get shot going to the gas station, you know.

The executive branch tries to follow policies of plausible deniability, which means that messages are given to the CIA to do things but without a paper trail, without a record. When the story comes out later it looks as if the CIA is doing things on their own.

In fact, only two groups are allowed to be class-conscious in the United States. One of them is the business community, which is rabidly class-conscious…The other group is the high planning sectors of the government.

My life’s work has been accomplished. I did all that I could.

In the history of modern socialism this is a phenomenon, that the strife of the various trends within the socialist movement has from national become international.

I will keep America moving forward, always forward, for a better America, for an endless enduring dream and a thousand Points of Light. This is my mission, and I will complete it.

The American Petroleum Institute, backed by the Chamber of Commerce and the other business lobbies, has intensified its efforts to persuade the public to dismiss concerns about anthropogenic global warming – with considerable success, as polls indicate.