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

Other quotes by George Orwell

It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning. – George Orwell

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Fear
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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. – George Orwell

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Men
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Humankind
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Man is the only trained animal who expects his reward before he does his trick. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Humankind

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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Humankind

Evolution: that last step was a doozy! – Terri Guillemets, 1988 September, biology journal

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Humankind

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. – William Hazlitt, The English Comic Writers, 1819

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Humankind

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Being rich is a good thing. Not just in the obvious sense of benefitting you and your family, but in the broader sense. Profits are not a zero sum game. The more you make, the more of a financial impact you can have. – Mark Cuban

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I hope to inspire people, influence people. – Ashley Tisdale

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I was a daydreamer, and there is a lot of history and geography and science I missed out on because I was in my head. And I regret that. – Gillian Anderson

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Exercise helps me with stress. It changes your brain chemistry. I turn to Ashtanga yoga when I feel the need to relax. I love it, but its not right for everybody. Its taught to you a little bit at a time, according to your body type and your strength. That keeps things challenging. – Lisa Edelstein

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