I.B. George Quotes

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

Storyless is not abstract. Two dancers on the stage are enough material for a story; for me, they are already a story in themselves

Life is a lot like jazz. It's best when you improvise.

The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one.

I get up every morning and read the obituary column. If my name's not there, I eat breakfast.

The only time my education was interrupted was when I was in school.

Lord Chancellor, did I deliver the speech well? I am glad of that, for there was nothing in it.

Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen.

Jesus was God and man in one person, that God and man might be happy together again.

No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.

To me, fast food is when a cheetah eats an antelope.

There are questions I'm still not wise enough to answer, just wise enough to no longer ask.

When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it's time to turn out the lights.

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.

Love means attention, which means looking after the things we love. We call this stable management.

The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes.

Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.

When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.

A pack of jackasses led by a lion is superior to a pack of lions led by a jackass.

Without despair, we will share, and the joys of caring will not be erased. What has been, must never end, the joys of caring will not be replace.

From here on after let's stay the way we are right now. And share all the love and laughter that a lifetime will allow.

Music must be seen, and dance must be heard

I can think of no other edifice constructed by man as altruistic as a lighthouse. They were built only to serve.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.

Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage: it can be delightful.

Free speech is my right to say what you don't want to hear.

When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions.

War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.

When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.

It is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies.

You blame me for weeping, but how can I help it when you will not weep for yourselves, though your immortal souls are on the verge of destruction.

All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history.

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.

It is essential to our interest and the security of our colonies that the several nations or tribes of Indians... who live under our protection, should not be molested or disturbed.

Abortion is a worse moral scandal than priests sexually abusing young people.

Don't judge a book by its cover

Don't fall asleep yet. Contrary to popular belief, that's not where dreams get accomplished.

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.

It is not enough to fight. It is the spirit which we bring to the fight that decides the issue. It is morale that wins the victory.

Forgiveness unleashes joy. It brings peace. It washes the slate clean. It sets all the highest values of love in motion.

Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up.

People, you can never change the way they feel. Better let them do what they will. For they will, if you let them, steal your heart.