"We are the masters at the moment,..." - Quote by George Bernard Shaw

“The art of manipulating public opinion, which is a necessary art for the democratic politician, and, like other arts, is sometimespractised with greater virtuosity by knaves than by honest men (who are apt to disdain it), has a different technique in different countries. For instance, in England we excel in whitewashing: in America they excel in tarring and feathering. We strain our nerves and stretch our consciences to avoid a scandal: Americans do the same to make one.”

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”

“Audacious ribald: your laughter will finish in hideous boredom before morning.”

“Every chair should be a throne and hold a king.”

“Justice being taken away, then, what are kingdoms but great robberies? For what are robberies themselves, but little kingdoms.”

“The false can never grow into truth by growing in power.”

“There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that I have complete control.”

“You've achieved cheerfulness the day you realize that no matter what's happening around you, being anything other than cheerful will not make it better.”

“The problem was how to keep the wheels of industry turning without increasing the real wealth of the world. Goods must be produced, but they must not be distributed. And in practice the only way of achieving this was by continuous warfare.”