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When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950Caesar and Cleopatra (1898), Act III
- Clever Jabs
- Responsibility
He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950Major Barbara (1905)
- Clever Jabs
- Politics
Do not do unto others as you would expect they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950Maxims for Revolutionists (1903), #1
- Morality
Pardon him, Theodotus: he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950Caesar and Cleopatra (1898)
- Clever Jabs
I, who said forty years ago that we should have had Socialism already but for the Socialists, am quite willing to drop the name if dropping it will help me to get the thing.
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism (1928)
- Clever Jabs
- Politics
Walk! Not bloody likely.
I am going in a taxi.
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950Pygmalion (1912), Act III, spoken by LizaIn context
Christmas is the one time of year when people of all religions come together to worship Santa Claus.
BSBart Simpson
- The Simpsons
Haven’t you learned anything from that guy that gives those sermons in church? Captain What’s-his-name. We live in a society of laws, why do you think I took you to see all those Police Academy movies? For fun? Well I didn’t hear anybody laughing! Did you? Except at that guy who made sound effects. Vroom! Beep! Honk! Honk! Ha-ha. Where was I? Oh yeah, stay out of my booze!
HSHomer Simpson
- The Simpsons
No, no, no, Lisa. If adults don’t like their jobs, they don’t go on strike. They just go in every day and do it really half-assed.
HSHomer SimpsonThe Simpsons
- The Simpsons
I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to SPEED around a city, keeping its SPEED over fifty, and if its SPEED dropped, it would explode! I think it was called, ‘The Bus That Couldn’t Slow Down.’
HSHomer Simpson
- The Simpsons
I’m like that guy who single-handedly built the rocket & flew to the moon! What was his name? Apollo Creed?
HSHomer Simpson
- The Simpsons
Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals… except the weasel.
HSHomer Simpson
- The Simpsons
I’m not normally a religious man, but if you’re up there, save me, Superman!
HSHomer Simpson
- The Simpsons
Old people don’t need companionship. They need to be isolated and studied so it can be determined what nutrients they have that might be extracted for our personal use.
HSHomer Simpson
- The Simpsons
Look, all I’m saying is, if these big stars didn’t want people going through their garbage and saying they’re gay, then they shouldn’t have tried to express themselves creatively.
HSHomer Simpson
- The Simpsons