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Quote by George Orwell
All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the sam

All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. – 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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Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the age of seven or eight onwards. – George Orwell

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When all else is lost, the future still remains. – Christian Nestell Bovee

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Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in order to guarantee your future. – Brian Tracy

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Ive noticed a terrible thing, which is I will agree to anything if its far enough in the future. – Brian Eno

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Kids are meeting in coffee shops and basements figuring out whats unsustainable in their communities. Thats the future. – Ian Somerhalder

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Im a big laser believer – I really think they are the wave of the future. – Courteney Cox

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Make the most of your regrets never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh. – Henry David Thoreau

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Dont throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water. – Swedish Proverb

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I try to give the media as many confusing images as I can to retain my freedom. Whats real is for my children and the people I live with. – Sting

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