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Quote by George Orwell
We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is

We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. – George Orwell

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If you have embraced a creed which appears to be free from the ordinary dirtiness of politics – a creed from which you yourself cannot expect to draw any material advantage – surely that proves that you are in the right? – George Orwell

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Politics
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George Orwell
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No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were altogether unhappy. – George Orwell

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Truth
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George Orwell
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If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on the human face — forever. – George Orwell

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Society
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George Orwell
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Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing. – Thomas A. Edison

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Intelligence

The terrorist uses surprise and stealth, and the only way to defeat that is by having accurate and timely intelligence. – Bill Nelson

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Intelligence

If a cat does something, we call it instinct if we do the same thing, for the same reason, we call it intelligence. – Will Cuppy

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Intelligence

We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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Intelligence

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A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. – Saul Bellow

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The mystic purchases a moment of exhilaration with a lifetime of confusion and the confusion is infectious and destructive. It is confusing and destructive to try and explain anything in terms of anything else, poetry in terms of psychology. – Basil Bunting

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Poetry

I was obsessed with romance. When I was in high school, I saw Doctor Zhivago every day from the day it opened until the day it left the theater. – John Hughes

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movies

If Im working on a film, Ill do sit-ups for before I shoot. Like, 100 in the morning or something. – James Franco

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Morning