I'm fat, but I'm thin inside... there's a thin man inside every fat man.

Quote by George Orwell

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Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents

As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents

Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he...

Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he...

Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred,...

Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred,...

Progress is not an illusion, it happens, but it is slow and invariably disappointing.

Progress is not an illusion, it happens, but it is slow and invariably disappointing.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship...

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship...

In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.

In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.

For a creative writer possession of the ruth is less important than emotional sincerity.

For a creative writer possession of the ruth is less important than emotional sincerity.

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they...

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they...

In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.

In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.

He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the...

He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the...

To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about...

To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about...

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance...

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance...

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

The atmosphere of orthodoxy is always damaging to prose, and above all it is completely...

The atmosphere of orthodoxy is always damaging to prose, and above all it is completely...

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.

Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's...

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's...

It is a mark of insincerity of purpose to spend one's time in looking for...

It is a mark of insincerity of purpose to spend one's time in looking for...

The social kiss is an exchange of insincerity between two combatants on the field of...

The social kiss is an exchange of insincerity between two combatants on the field of...

Television excites me because it seems to be the last stamping ground of poetry, the...

Television excites me because it seems to be the last stamping ground of poetry, the...