People are always blaming circumstances for what they are. I do not believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they cannot find them, they make them.
George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw was a man of many talents.

Born
26 July 1856(1856-07-26)Dublin, Ireland
Died
2 November 1950 (aged 94)Hertfordshire, England
Occupation
Playwright, critic, political activist
Nationality
Irish
Genres
Satire, Black comedy
Literary movement
Reformist Socialist
Notable award(s)
Nobel Prize in Literature1925
Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay1938 Pygmalion

The only man to win both Acedemy Award and Noble Prize Literature.

Seems to me he got up and looked for what he wanted