What we want to see is the child in pursuit of the knowledge not the knowledge in pursuit of the child.

English
Share Share
Collect this quote
About Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist with a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory. He wrote more than sixty plays, including such works as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923). Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Unlimited Quote Collections

Organize your favorite quotes without limits. Create themed collections for every occasion with Premium.

Additional quotes by Bernard Shaw

I appeal to the chemists to discover a humane gas that will kill instantly and painlessly. In short - a gentlemanly gas deadly by all means, but humane, not cruel.

Οι άνθρωποι πάντα κατηγορούν τις συνθήκες ζωής τους γι’ αυτό που οι ίδιοι είναι. Δεν πιστεύω στις περιστάσεις και τις συνθήκες. Οι άνθρωποι που πετυχαίνουν σ’ αυτό τον κόσμο είναι αυτοί που προχωρούν, διαλέγουν τις συνθήκες και τις περιστάσεις που θέλουν κι όταν δεν τις βρίσκουν τις δημιουργούν.