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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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No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer. – George Orwell

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Equality
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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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Age
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It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing. – Mariane Moore, “A Grave,” Collected Poems, 1951

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Nature does not deceive us; it is we who deceive ourselves. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile, 1762

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Evolution is individual — devolution is collective. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings. – Evan Esar

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A study of the history of opinion is a necessary preliminary to the emancipation of the mind. – John Maynard Keynes

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The web of domination has become the web of Reason itself, and this society is fatally entangled in it. – Herbert Marcuse

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TV is so different from the movies. It takes a lot of stamina because you work such long hours. It is really challenging. You are learning the next days lines while you are shooting todays scenes. I found courage I never realised I had. I hope to do more. – Sharon Stone

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