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George Orwell Quotes

But the thing that I saw in your face no power can disinherit: No bomb that ever burst shatters the crystal spirit Picture Quote #1

But the thought of being a lunatic did not greatly trouble him; the horror was that he might also be wrong Picture Quote #1

In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia Picture Quote #1

All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting Picture Quote #1

For a creative writer possession of the ‘truth’ is less important than emotional sincerity Picture Quote #1

He was an embittered atheist, the sort of atheist who does not so much disbelieve in God as personally dislike Him Picture Quote #1

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Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there Picture Quote #1

So much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don’t even know that fire is hot Picture Quote #1

The Catholic and the Communist are alike in assuming that an opponent cannot be both honest and intelligent Picture Quote #1

Real power is achieved when the ruling class controls the material essentials of life, granting and withholding them from the masses as if they were privileges Picture Quote #1

It is brought home to you... that it is only because miners sweat their guts out that superior persons can remain superior Picture Quote #1

One of the effects of a safe and civilized life is an immense over sensitiveness which makes all the primary emotions somewhat disgusting Picture Quote #1

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Progress is not an illusion, it happens, but it is slow and invariably disappointing Picture Quote #1

Until they became conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious Picture Quote #1

There is only one way to make money at writing, and that is to marry a publisher’s daughter Picture Quote #1

At any given moment, there is a sort of all pervading orthodoxy, a general tacit agreement not to discuss large and uncomfortable facts Picture Quote #1

One of the effects of safe and civilized life is an immense oversensitiveness which makes all the primary emotions seem somewhat disgusting Picture Quote #1

The four great motives for writing prose are sheer egoism, esthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose Picture Quote #1

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Prolonged, indiscriminate reviewing of books is a quite exceptionally thankless, irritating and exhausting job. It not only involves praising trash but constantly inventing reactions towards books about which one has no spontaneous feeling whatever Picture Quote #1

Power-worship blurs political judgment because it leads, almost unavoidably, to the belief that present trends will continue. Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible Picture Quote #1

Good novels are not written by orthodoxy-sniffers, nor by people who are conscience-stricken about their own orthodoxy. Good novels are written by people who are not frightened Picture Quote #1

No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be? Picture Quote #1

But it was alright, everything was alright, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother Picture Quote #1

Winston Smith: Does Big Brother exist? O’Brien: Of course he exists. Winston Smith: Does he exist like you or me? O’Brien: You do not exist Picture Quote #1

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Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose Picture Quote #1

In the past the need for a hierarchal form of society has been the doctrine specifically of the High. It had been preached by kings and aristocrats and the priests, lawyers and the like who were parasitical upon them, and it had generally been softened by promises of an imaginary world beyond the grave Picture Quote #1

I think I exist,’ he said wearily. ‘I am conscious of my own identity. I was born, and I shall die. I have arms and legs. I occupy a particular point in space. No other solid object can occupy the same point simultaneously Picture Quote #1

The Paris slums are a gathering-place for eccentric people - people who have fallen into solitary, half-mad grooves of life and given up trying to be normal or decent. Poverty frees them from ordinary standards of behavior, just as money frees people from work Picture Quote #1

Confession is not betrayal. What you say or do doesn’t matter; only feelings matter. If they could make me stop loving you-that would be the real betrayal Picture Quote #1

Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever Picture Quote #1

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But the thing that I saw in your face no power can disinherit: No bomb that ever burst shatters the crystal spirit (George Orwell Quotes) But the thought of being a lunatic did not greatly trouble him; the horror was that he might also be wrong (George Orwell Quotes) In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia (George Orwell Quotes) All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting (George Orwell Quotes) For a creative writer possession of the ‘truth’ is less important than emotional sincerity (George Orwell Quotes) He was an embittered atheist, the sort of atheist who does not so much disbelieve in God as personally dislike Him (George Orwell Quotes) Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there (George Orwell Quotes) So much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don’t even know that fire is hot (George Orwell Quotes) The Catholic and the Communist are alike in assuming that an opponent cannot be both honest and intelligent (George Orwell Quotes) Real power is achieved when the ruling class controls the material essentials of life, granting and withholding them from the masses as if they were privileges (George Orwell Quotes) It is brought home to you... that it is only because miners sweat their guts out that superior persons can remain superior (George Orwell Quotes) One of the effects of a safe and civilized life is an immense over sensitiveness which makes all the primary emotions somewhat disgusting (George Orwell Quotes) Progress is not an illusion, it happens, but it is slow and invariably disappointing (George Orwell Quotes) Until they became conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious (George Orwell Quotes) There is only one way to make money at writing, and that is to marry a publisher’s daughter (George Orwell Quotes) At any given moment, there is a sort of all pervading orthodoxy, a general tacit agreement not to discuss large and uncomfortable facts (George Orwell Quotes) One of the effects of safe and civilized life is an immense oversensitiveness which makes all the primary emotions seem somewhat disgusting (George Orwell Quotes) The four great motives for writing prose are sheer egoism, esthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose (George Orwell Quotes) Prolonged, indiscriminate reviewing of books is a quite exceptionally thankless, irritating and exhausting job. It not only involves praising trash but constantly inventing reactions towards books about which one has no spontaneous feeling whatever (George Orwell Quotes) Power-worship blurs political judgment because it leads, almost unavoidably, to the belief that present trends will continue. Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible (George Orwell Quotes) Good novels are not written by orthodoxy-sniffers, nor by people who are conscience-stricken about their own orthodoxy. Good novels are written by people who are not frightened (George Orwell Quotes) No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be? (George Orwell Quotes) But it was alright, everything was alright, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother (George Orwell Quotes) Winston Smith: Does Big Brother exist? O’Brien: Of course he exists. Winston Smith: Does he exist like you or me? O’Brien: You do not exist (George Orwell Quotes) Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose (George Orwell Quotes) In the past the need for a hierarchal form of society has been the doctrine specifically of the High. It had been preached by kings and aristocrats and the priests, lawyers and the like who were parasitical upon them, and it had generally been softened by promises of an imaginary world beyond the grave (George Orwell Quotes) I think I exist,’ he said wearily. ‘I am conscious of my own identity. I was born, and I shall die. I have arms and legs. I occupy a particular point in space. No other solid object can occupy the same point simultaneously (George Orwell Quotes) The Paris slums are a gathering-place for eccentric people - people who have fallen into solitary, half-mad grooves of life and given up trying to be normal or decent. Poverty frees them from ordinary standards of behavior, just as money frees people from work (George Orwell Quotes) Confession is not betrayal. What you say or do doesn’t matter; only feelings matter. If they could make me stop loving you-that would be the real betrayal (George Orwell Quotes) Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever (George Orwell Quotes)

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