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Quote by George Orwell
The best books... are those that tell you what you know already. -

The best books… are those that tell you what you know already. – George Orwell

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No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer. – George Orwell

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Equality
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George Orwell
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Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. – George Orwell

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George Orwell
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Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. – George Orwell

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power
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If I am a cup maker, Im interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it. – Denzel Washington

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After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life. – Evelyn Underhill

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Ive run the Boston Marathon 6 times before. I think the best aspects of the marathon are the beautiful changes of the scenery along the route and the warmth of the peoples support. I feel happier every time I enter this marathon. – Haruki Murakami

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In this world youve just got to hope for the best and prepare for the worst and take whatever God sends. – Lucy Maud Montgomery

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