George Bernard Shaw

We don't bother much about dress and manners in England, because as a nation we don't dress well and we've got no manners.

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.

We educate one another; and we cannot do this if half of us consider the other half not good enough to talk to.

The whole strength of England lies in the fact that the enormous majority of the English people are snobs.

As an old soldier, I admit the cowardice: it's as universal as seasickness, and matters just as little.

The English are not very spiritual people, so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity.

You don't expect me to know what to say about a play when I don't know who the author is, do you? . . . If it's by a good author, it's a good play, naturally. That stands to reason.

A drama critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned.

There is always danger for those who are afraid of it.