Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it.... ― George Bernard Shaw

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There is no love sincerer than the love of food. ― George Bernard Shaw

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Aristarchus suspected that this was the case and believed that the stars we see in the night sky are actually nothing more than distant suns.

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Don't lower your standards for anything or anyone.

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Could I have been anyone other than me? ― Dave Matthews

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A happy family is but an earlier heaven. - George Bernard Shaw

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It is the custom of the immortal gods to grant temporary prosperity and a fairly long period of impunity to those whom they plan to punish for their crimes, so that they may feel it all the more keenly as a result of the change in their fortunes.

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To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.

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Don’t let anyone speak for you, and don’t rely on others to fight for you. -- Michelle Obama

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Anyone who can appease a man’s conscience can take his freedom away from him.

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