George Orwell Quotes

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If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say of

If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say of this or that event,

Politics George Orwell Past Dystopian Fiction Introspection Good Vs Evil Past And Future Politics Freedom Liberty

All the papers that matter live off their advertisements, an

All the papers that matter live off their advertisements, and the advertisers exercise an indirect censorship over news.

Truth Advertising George Orwell Ideas Media News Censorship

Aesthetic enthusiasm. Perception of beauty in the external w

Aesthetic enthusiasm. Perception of beauty in the external world, or, on the other hand, in words and their right arrangement. Pleasure in the impact of one sound on another, in the firmness of good prose or the rhythm of a good story. Desire to share an experience which one feels is valuable and ought not to be missed. The aesthetic motive is very feeble in a lot of writers, but even a pamphleteer or writer of textbooks will have pet words and phrases which appeal to him for non-utilitarian reasons; or he may feel strongly about typography, width of margins, etc. Above the level of a railway guide, no book is quite free from aesthetic considerations.

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The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect

The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect.

Language George Orwell Totalitarianism Socialism

Within certain limits, it is actually true that the less mon

Within certain limits, it is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry.

Money Poverty George Orwell Worry Down And Out In Paris And London

If you can that staying human is worth while, even when it c

If you can that staying human is worth while, even when it can't have any result whatever, you've beaten them.

Politics George Orwell Totalitarianism Socialism

Poverty frees them from ordinary standards of behaviour, jus

Poverty frees them from ordinary standards of behaviour, just as money frees people from work.

Money Freedom Poverty George Orwell Down And Out In Paris And London

I'm not interested in the next generation, dear. I'm interes

I'm not interested in the next generation, dear. I'm interested in .' - Julia

Love George Orwell Selfishness Quote Own Little World Prudishness

Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.

Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.

George Orwell Man Animal Farm

I want to give just a slight indication of the influence the

I want to give just a slight indication of the influence the book has had. I knew that , in his second novel, , published in 1935, had borrowed from for his nighttime scene in Trafalgar Square, where Deafie and Charlie and Snouter and Mr. Tallboys and The Kike and Mrs. Bendigo and the rest of the bums and losers keep up a barrage of song snatches, fractured prayers, curses, and crackpot reminiscences. But only on my most recent reading of did I discover, in the middle of the long and intricate mock-Shakespeare scene at the National Library, the line 'Go to! You spent most of it in Georgina Johnson's bed, clergyman's daughter.' So now I think Orwell quarried his title from there, too.

George Orwell Literature Influence A Clergyman S Daughter James Joyce Literary Criticism Trafalgar Square Ulysses Novel

The paperweight was the room he was in, and the coral was Ju

The paperweight was the room he was in, and the coral was Julia's life and his own, fixed in a sort of eternity at the heart of the crystal.

George Orwell Beautiful Beautiful Imagery Deep Different Worlds Dystopian Fiction

A is a slave, and a wasted slave, doing stupid and largely u

A is a slave, and a wasted slave, doing stupid and largely unnecessary work. He is kept at work, ultimately, because of a vague feeling that he would be dangerous if he had leisure. And educated people, who should be on his side, acquiesce in the process, because they know nothing about him and consequently are afraid of him.

Fear Education Poverty George Orwell Slavery Class Labor Down And Out In Paris And London Hierarchy Leisure Mob

Winston Smith: Does Big Brother exist?O'Brien: Of course he

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.

Government Big Brother George George Orwell Orwell