“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Simplified Meaning:
People who change themselves to fit the world are seen as reasonable. Those who try to change the world to fit them are seen as unreasonable. Progress happens because of the people who try to change the world.
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Adaptation Change Determination Individualism Innovation Philosophy Progress Reason Self-improvement Unconventional