George Bernard Shaw is said to have told W. S. C.:
Am reserving two tickets for you for my premiere. Come and bring a friend-if you have one.
W. S. C. to G. B. S.:
Impossible to be present for the first performance. Will attend the second-if there is one. (Winston Churchill)

George Bernard Shaw is said to have told W. S. C.: Am reserving two tickets for you for my premiere. Come and bring a friend-if you have one. W. S. C. to G. B. S.: Impossible to be present for the first performance. Will attend the second-if there is one.

Winston Churchill

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