A Nobel laureate, George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright who exerted an indomitable influence on Western culture, theatre and politics with his write-ups. Shaw’s writing style was arch different from what was practiced in those days. He introduced realism into playwriting by using the platform to stage his political, social and religious ideas. Shaw’s writing style was unique. His radical rationalism, utter disregard for conventions, keen dialectic interest and verbal wit was seen in most of his plays. Shaw gained limelight with his masterpiece ‘Saint Joan’, in which he rewrote the well-known story of the French maiden and extends it from the Middle Ages to the present. He followed this up with a string of masterpieces including, ‘Ceasar and Cleopatra’, ‘Androcles and the Lion’, ‘Major Barbara’, ‘Man and Superman’, ‘The Doctor's Dilemma’ and ‘Pygmalion’, each of which were amongst Shaw's greatest successes on stage. Such has been the contribution made by Shaw that he is rated second only to William Shakespeare when it comes to English-language dramatists. Other than his works, Shaw’s quotes have been magnanimously used. While some of them take a dig at life’s challenges, others help you grow stronger human beings and still others leave you with a new perspective. Check quotes by George Bernard Shaw and get inspired.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
