Quote by George Orwell
Serious sport is war minus the shooting. - George Orwell

Serious sport is war minus the shooting. – George Orwell

Other quotes by George Orwell

For a creative writer possession of the truth is less important than emotional sincerity. – George Orwell

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I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition. – Chief Joseph

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War

Will… the threat of common extermination continue?… Must children receive the arms race from us as a necessary inheritance? – Pope John Paul II, speech at the UN, 1979

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War

One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, youd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans. – George H. W. Bush

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The aim of military training is not just to prepare men for battle, but to make them long for it. – Louis Simpson

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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. – Yiddish Proverb

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Always observe how ephemeral and worthless human things are. Pass then through this little space of time conformably to nature, and end thy journey in content, just as an olive falls off when it is ripe, blessing nature who produced it, and thanking the tree on which it grew. – Marcus Aurelius

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