George Orwell
George Orwell (1903-1950), real name Eric Arthur Blair, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism.Wisdom & Quotes
- Big Brother is watching you.
- Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.
- If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.
- All animals are equals but some animals are more equal than others.
- I'm fat, but I' thin inside. Has it ever struck you that there's a thin man inside every fat man?
- In our time; political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.
- Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play, It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules, and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence in other words, it is war minus the shooting.
A L Rowse