There is no such thing as a great man or a great woman. People bel

There is no such thing as a great man or a great woman. People believe in them, just as they used to believe in unicorns and dragons. The greatest man or woman is ninety-nine per cent just like yourself. – George Bernard Shaw, 1932

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