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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As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents. – George Orwell

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He was an embittered atheist, the sort of atheist who does not so much disbelieve in God as personally dislike Him. – George Orwell

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The Australian Governments decision to take on the dominant funding role for the entire public hospital system is designed to: end the blame game eliminate waste and to shoulder the funding burden of the rapidly rising health costs of the future. – Kevin Rudd

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To live only for some future goal is shallow. Its the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top. – Robert M. Pirsig

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The end of the trial and the not guilty verdicts on all counts, clearing Michael of all charges, mean that he can now concentrate on the future and his art. – LaToya Jackson

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I see a bright future for the biotechnology industry when it follows the path of the computer industry, the path that von Neumann failed to foresee, becoming small and domesticated rather than big and centralized. – Freeman Dyson

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Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want. – Dianne Feinstein

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Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent. – Napoleon Hill

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A committee of one gets things done. – Joe Ryan

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A belief in God is vitally important, not just in show business, but stability in life. You know, to recognize deity is the most important thing that you can do. I mean, it comes to the Ten Commandments. They werent ten suggestions. They were Ten Commandments. – Donny Osmond

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