The Duke of Cambridge and his son, Prince George of Cambridge.
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The Duke of Cambridge and his son, Prince George of Cambridge.
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amandaonwriting: Literary Birthday - 26 July Happy Birthday,...
Literary Birthday - 26 July
Happy Birthday, George Bernard Shaw, born 26 July 1856, died 2 November 1950
15 Quotes
- Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.
- When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
- The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
- My way of joking is to tell the truth. It’s the funniest joke in the world.
- We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.
- If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.
- Patriotism: Your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
- 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.
- The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.
- Without art the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
- Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
- England and America are two countries separated by the same language.
- The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time.
- The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.
- We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright who wrote more than 60 plays during his lifetime. He was given a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925. Pygmalion was later made into the film My Fair Lady. His screenplay won an Oscar. He was also an essayist, journalist, novelist, and short story writer.
By Amanda Patterson for Writers Write
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ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS: He said, ‘Where am I, Cathy?’
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan!
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ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
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ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?
WITNESS: July 18th.
ATTORNEY: What year?
WITNESS: Every year.
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ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?
WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can’t remember which.
ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you?
WITNESS: Forty-five years.
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget..
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn’t it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn’t know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: He’s 20, much like your IQ.
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you shitting me?
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ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Getting laid
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ATTORNEY: She had three children , right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
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ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death..
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Take a guess.
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ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in town I’m going with male.
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ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
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ATTORNEY: Doctor , how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight.
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ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral…
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ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 PM
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: If not, he was by the time I finished.
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ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Are you qualified to ask that question?
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And last:
ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No..
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.
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