George Bernard Shaw

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

We know there is intention and purpose in the universe, because there is intention and purpose in us.

The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.

Some look at things that are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were and ask why not?

She has lost the art of conversation, but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.

Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.

If you’re going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now.

Happy is harder than money. Anyone who thinks money will make them happy, doesn’t have money.

Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.

Happiness, wealth, and success are the byproducts of goal setting; they cannot be the goals themselves.

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

The secret of happiness? Live life in the slow lane.

Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.

Relinquishing the delusional hope that we can or must be flawless allows us to seek happiness in the place it can be found: Our real, messy, imperfect experience

A lifetime of happiness? No man alive could bear it; it would be hell on earth.

But you know, happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

Anybody who thinks money will make you happy, hasn’t got money.

A happy life is just a string of happy moments. But most people don’t allow the happy moment, because they’re so busy trying to get a happy life.

What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?

Choose happiness, not success, as your life’s goal. If you become successful but aren’t happy, then what is the point?

The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to except and what to let go.