"From where Winston stood it was just possible to read, picked out on its white face in elegant lettering, the three slogans of the Party: WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH."

-- George Orwell

#War Quotes #Party Quotes #Ignorance Quotes

“A friar who asks alms for God's sake begs for two.”
“It is not enough to ask, 'Will my act harm other people?' Even if the answer is No, my act may still be wrong, because of its effects on other people. I should ask, 'Will my act be one of a set of acts that will together harm other people?' The answer may be Yes. And the harm to others may be great. If this is so, I may be acting very wrongly, like the Harmless Torturers.”
“One of those moments he knew he'd remember and look back on, one of those moments that he'd try to capture in the stories he told. Nothing was happening, really, but the moment was thick with mattering.”
“The films dramatic requirements should always take precedence over the mere aesthetics of editing.”

Source : Edward Dmytryk (2012). “On Film Editing”, p.46, CRC Press
“Storms make oaks take deeper root.”
“I wasn't good enough to be a professional soccer player obviously but that was my first goal in life.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Nothing holds us back but our thoughts.”
“I really like to please people, and I think it's a symptom of being an only child.”

Source : "Paloma Faith: 'I woo people with food, so I'm always cooking" by John Hind, www.theguardian.com. February 16, 2013.

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