Life Quotes Quote by George Bernard Shaw — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.”

“HIGGINS [*snatching a chocolate cream from the piano, his eyes suddenly beginning to twinkle with mischief*] Have some chocolates, Eliza.”

“The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.”

“A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.”

“We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old because we quit playing.”

“I’m an atheist and I thank God for it.”

“And meanwhile time goes about its immemorial work of making everyone look and feel like shit.”

“The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. It is not a creed. Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell. Life on this earth, with all its mystery and beauty and pain, is then to be lived far more intensely: we stumble and get up, we are sad, confident, insecure, feel loneliness and joy and love. There is nothing more; but I want nothing more.”

“People who fit don’t seek. The seekers are those that don’t fit.”

“That's all you can do in this world, no matter how strong the current beats against you, or how heavy your burden, or how tragic your love story. You keep going.”

“A live body and a dead body contain the same number of particles. Structurally, there's no discernible difference. Life and death are unquantifiable abstracts. Why should I be concerned?”