George Orwell Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone.
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The only people who never fail are those who never try.
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We never wore burkas because Somalis had our own culture.
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I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
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Humanity evolves when we realise that animals have the same rights to the Earth as we do.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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Instead of asking God to remove our problems so that our lives might be happy, we must purposefully try to learn as much as we can - and thereby become happier due to our insights and growth.
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It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.
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Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it.
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Fashion nowadays is all about product - bags and shoes - and you're kind of a product yourself, aren't you?
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Acting is really about having the courage to fail in front of people.
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Forget market or publishers or whatever. Just write with fire and joy, and in my own experience, those are the stories of mine people have wanted to read.
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I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.
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In the age of television, image becomes more important than substance.
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You cannot properly bring up children when you are 69 or 70 and they are 12 and at the height of their madness. You can physically do it, but I don't think it's morally justified.
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he said if enough people-a stadium full, maybe-were to concentrate on one thing, such as setting a tree afire in the woods, that the tree would ignite of its own accord. I toyed with the idea of asking everyone below to concentrate on setting Tom Robinson free, but
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I had been told I was on the road to hell, but I had no idea it was just a mile down the road with a dome on it.
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I'm not ashamed to tell the truth about what happened in my family. I think that's what makes my comedy different.
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The function of the politician, therefore, is one of continuous watchfulness and activity, and he must have intimate knowledge of details if he would work out grand results.
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The philosopher is in love with truth, that is, not with the changing world of sensation, which is the object of opinion, but with the unchanging reality which is the object of knowledge.
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I never get myself in a situation where I don't have creative freedom.
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In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
