Quote by George Orwell
Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human being

Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice. – 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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We have a world for each one, but we do not have a world for all. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Man, when he is merely what he seems to be, is almost nothing. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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In creating the human brain, evolution has wildly overshot the mark. – Arthur Koestler

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Evolution: one small step for man, one giant leap backward for mankind. – Terri Guillemets

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A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. – Grace Pulpit

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We have an uncanny ability to make birds do what we want them to do. In Blood Simple theres a shot from the bumper of a car and its going up this road and a huge flock of birds takes off at the perfect moment. – Joel Coen

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Value people on their potential, not on their history. – Bo Bennett

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There are two ways of lying. One, not telling the truth and the other, making up statistics. – Josefina Vazquez Mota

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